The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

The existence of these two exoplanets - an inner super-Earth and an outer icy giant planet - within the WASP-132 system is overturning accepted paradigms of how ‘hot Jupiter’ planetary systems ...

Compared with Mercury (whose orbit, within our planetary family, is the most egg-shaped and tilted), the paths of the four outer giant planets ... matching simulations had the planet-like object ...

Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery in the WASP-132 system, finding two new planets that defy previous ...

For example, an inner planet can orbit exactly twice for every one orbit of an outer planet. This is a 2:1 resonance, and like pushing a child on a swing amplifies how fast they swing, the ...

Exoplanets have captured the imagination of the public and scientists alike and as the search continues for more, researchers ...

In a study published in AGU Advances, researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) used data ...

A new understanding of planet formation The discovery of an outer cold giant planet and an inner Super-Earth adds another layer of complexity to the WASP-132 system. The standard hypothesis of ...