The milestone highlights the accelerating rate of discoveries, just over three decades since the first exoplanets were found.

The solar system lost its ninth planet back when Pluto was demoted to a dwarf planet, but research might indicate that there ...

Astronomers have uncovered a massive new trans-Neptunian object, 2017 OF201, lurking at the edge of our solar system. With an orbit stretching 25,000 years and a size that may qualify it as a dwarf ...

Astronomers have discovered the raw ingredients of planets orbiting two infant stars, offering a glimpse into how new worlds ...

This landmark discovery of the planet – named TWA 7b – which was recently published in the journal Nature, came after an ...

In the vast solar system, if one were to select a 'behind-the-scenes hero' whose impact on Earth is profound yet often overlooked, Jupiter would undoubtedly be the strongest candidate. This giant ...

Stargazers can tune in to the Virtual Telescope Project's YouTube stream beginning at 11 p.m. EDT on Sept. 17 (3:00 GMT Sept. 18) to see live views from the organization's robotic telescopes located ...

Could an ocean – likely needed to sustain life – even survive on a planet orbiting close to a dead star? The sun will someday ...

That raises the possibility that the TRAPPIST-1e exoplanet could also have liquid water and therefore support life.

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I/ATLAS is a fast, ancient interstellar object. Its odd features fuel both scientific study and speculation. On July 1, ...

Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb argued interstellar object 3I/ATLAS "could either visit us or release some mini-probes that ...