In a blow to anyone dreaming that complex life may exist elsewhere in the universe, a new study suggests we're unlikely to ...

Astronomers Discover a Rogue Planet the Size of Saturn Drifting Through Our Galaxy ...

A new study published in Nature has revealed a rare glimpse into the early life of four young exoplanets orbiting the star ...

The origin of super-Earths and sub-Neptunes has been revealed in a system of four young planets that are dramatically losing ...

– January 7, 2026 (London time) – One of the biggest recent surprises in astronomy is the discovery that most stars like the Sun harbor a planet between the size of Earth and Neptune within the orbit ...

Humans are captivated by the idea of finding life elsewhere in the universe – and even more by the idea that life, if found, might resemble the complex, animal life here on Earth. One of the easiest ...

Scientists have finally worked out where the most common kinds of planets come from. That has made their origin somewhat mysterious. Until now, researchers have struggled to understand where these ...

"A strong magnetic field is very important for life on a planet." ...

In addition to shaping the interior of rocky planets, molten rock located deep within these planets may also contribute to ...

Which way is ‘down’ has a different answer depending on where you are on Earth, in the solar system, in our galaxy and beyond ...

A decade of observations of four planets around the young planetary system V1298 Tau revealed a rare, long-sought missing ...

Scientists weighed newborn planets for the first time, revealing puffy worlds that will shrink into super-Earths and sub-Neptunes, the galaxy's most common planets. (Nanowerk News) One of the biggest ...