The universe is home to trillions of worlds, but not all planets are created equal. Some are scorching enough to melt rock, ...

Two pairs of ‘rogue’ Jupiter-size, planet-like objects have been found in a large star-forming region in the Milky Way, a new ...

A team of astronomers has found the strongest evidence yet that some planets outside our solar system may be magnetic. Using ...

Scientists have discovered a bizarre planetary system where a rocky world orbits farther out than giant gas planets, defying ...

Picture a world where ice does not melt, even while the ground glows with temperatures hotter than molten metal. Far beyond ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Astronomers have discovered a bizarre new planet covered by molten lava and surrounded by a sulfur‑rich atmosphere that smells like rotten eggs. The newly characterized exoplanet, ...

NASA’s MAVEN mission has discovered a rare atmospheric effect on Mars, revealing how solar storms may be reshaping and stripping the Red Planet’s atmosphere. This strange phenomenon is known as ...

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 ...

A closer look at the planets around a star called LHS 1903 may just flip our understanding of how planetary systems form. Reading time 3 minutes Astronomers have discovered a star system that’s out of ...