A team of astronomers has identified a four-planet system orbiting the red dwarf star LHS 1903 that defies conventional ...

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Astronomers have observed a planetary system that challenges current planet ...

Artist impression of the planetary system with four planets,around a small red star,called LHS1903. Caption: Astronomers have long thought solar systems follow a simple pattern similar to our own: ...

An exoplanetary system about 116 light-years from Earth could flip the script on how planets form, according to researchers ...

Astronomers have found a distant world that challenges planetary formation theory, with a rocky planet where gas giants should be.

A planetary system 116 light-years from Earth has a peculiar pattern. It could flip the script on how planets form, ...

A newly studied solar system breaks the usual planet pattern, raising fresh questions about how rocky and gas planets form.

Astronomers have discovered a surprising planetary system that does not follow the usual rules of how planets form. The ...

The newborn planetary system appears to be emerging 1,300 light-years away around a baby star known as HOPS-315. Planet-forming materials were first identified using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

Surprised astronomers said Thursday they have discovered a star with planets in a bizarre order that defies scientific expectations – and suggests these faraway worlds formed in a manner never seen ...