Using clever light-detecting techniques, ExTrA searches red dwarf stars for planets that might support life. By studying tiny ...

Scientists have been unable to determine whether the dwarf planet’s organics were produced by its own chemical processes or ...

Pluto isn't alone—it's part of the Kuiper Belt with possibly hundreds of other planet-sized objects. Because Pluto hasn't achieved gravitational dominance in its region, the International Astronomical ...

Scientists using data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission have made a groundbreaking discovery: a massive exoplanet ...

Temperamental' stars that brighten and dim over a matter of hours or days may be distorting our view of thousands of distant planets, suggests a new study.

Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but with a telescope you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

New findings offer clues about the ancient origins of asteroids and their potential role in the formation of terrestrial ...

Five of the brightest planets will be visible to the naked eye. With help, you may even spot Uranus and Neptune.

(Web Desk): Scientists have discovered a planet 12 times larger than Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system. In fact, compared to this planet, Jupiter seems like a dwarf planet. Even more ...

By tracing the corkscrew wobble of two stars as they move through the sky, the Gaia space mission has discovered one new giant "planet," plus a new brown dwarf.