An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose to Mars' present-day orbit ...

Simpson and Chen ran mathematical models looking at how differently sized Earth-like worlds would have affected the rest of ...

Astronomers discovered supersonic winds on a giant gas planet located over 500 light-years from Earth. In a study released ...

Found by Dr Michael Cretignier of the University of Oxford, the planet has a mass six times greater than Earth's and orbits ...

A super-Earth planet that dips in and out of its star's habitable zone has been discovered just 19.7 light-years away.

Ever since Isaac Newton famously talked about gravity, its dominance as a force in our solar system has been well known. It's ...

All seven of the other planets in our solar system are about to become visible at once in a great planetary alignment – here’s how to spot the celestial show ...

The exoplanet, which has been named HD 20794 d, orbits in the ‘habitable zone’ of a nearby star similar to our sun.

Astronomers who identified HD 20794 d say its proximity to its host star and orbital pattern suggest it could hold water.

Stargazers can witness a rare 'planet parade' in January and February 2024, where six planets align prominently in the night ...

The exciting discovery just 20 light-years away from Earth could play a 'pivotal role' in the search for life on other ...

In the early evening, look to the southwest and you'll see Venus (the brightest object in the sky after the Sun and Moon) and ...