Whether you call it a butterfly or a sandwich, though, researchers have now confirmed the nature of this intriguing spot in ...
A group of astronomers recently discovered a massive, cotton candy-like planet orbiting a distant star in the Milky Way. The ...
Astronomers may have finally figured out why a distant exoplanet with the density of a microwaved marshmallow has such a fluffy atmosphere. The planet, named WASP-107 b, is a gas giant situated around ...
"Super puff" WASP 107b confused scientists for years. Now, two independent teams of astronomers think they finally understand ...
Evidence of a "cataclysmic" collision of giant asteroids which took place just 20 years ago has been found by scientists.
Gas giant WASP-193b — with a “puffy” atmosphere — is huddled around a distant Sun-like star and is the second-lightest ...
Astronomers have discovered WASP-193b, an extraordinarily light planet orbiting a distant star in our galaxy. It outstrips ...
A rare exoplanet that should have been stripped down to bare rock by its nearby host star's intense radiation somehow grew a ...
STAR Trek fans are disappointed to learn that Vulcan — the home planet of the beloved character Spock — does not really exist ...
Researchers using global robotic telescopes discovered an Earth-sized planet, SPECULOOS-3 b, orbiting an ultra-cool red dwarf ...
A new catalog of exoplanets from two telescopes shows the incredible variety of planets that exist beyond our solar system.