Researchers came to the conclusion that super-Earths can exist as far from their host star as our gas giants are from the sun ...

Earth" planet was discovered by researchers. It is not believed these planets are more common than previously thought.

"This measurement of the planet population from planets somewhat larger than Earth all the way to the size of Jupiter and ...

are planets with masses up to 10 times that of our planet, but still less than the masses of gas giant planets. The discovery came after a small extrasolar planet, or "exoplanet," in a wide orbit ...

Climate advocates hope this sort of model could result in court rulings that make polluters pay. The oil and gas industry ...

A new study led by astronomers from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) has revealed that planets ...

With its beautiful rings, Saturn may be the most stunning planet in the solar system. It is the sixth planet from the sun and ...

By closely studying light anomalies caused by a newly discovered planet’s host star, and combining this information with a ...

Large hailstones made of ammonia may explain why the gas is missing from large pockets of Jupiter's atmosphere.

Using the Korea Microlensing Telescope Network (KMTNet), an international team of researchers has discovered that super-Earth exoplanets are more common across the universe than previously thought, ...

The Solar System is very tidy. You have four rocky planets near the Sun, and four gas giant planets further away. An asteroid belt with a dwarf planet separates the two groups, and many other ...