Exoplanets like Earth have been discovered but not all Earth-like planets are equal when it comes to alien life.
Scientists have discovered more than 6,000 planets beyond our solar system. What if some of them aren't planets at all, but ...
A new study modeled the chemistry of TOI-270 d, an exoplanet between Earth and Neptune in size, finding evidence that it could be a giant rocky planet shrouded in a thick, hot atmosphere. TOI-270 d is ...
Astronomers Discover a Rogue Planet the Size of Saturn Drifting Through Our Galaxy ...
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When we imagine a planet, we think of one like ours, orbiting a star. But some have a far lonelier existence, drifting through interstellar space without a sun to call their own. Known as “rogue” or ...
Newly developed tool helps parse data and detect planets smaller than Neptune around young stars, providing insight into their formation UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A combination of cosmic processes shapes ...
Mars may have been a "blue planet" with an ocean the size of today's Arctic Ocean, a new study suggests.
The origin of super-Earths and sub-Neptunes has been revealed in a system of four young planets that are dramatically losing ...
In addition to shaping the interior of rocky planets, molten rock located deep within these planets may also contribute to ...