A combination of cosmic processes shapes the formation of one of the most common types of planets outside of our solar system ...

Barnard's Star is a small, dim star of the type that astronomers call red dwarfs. Consequently, even though it is one of the ...

A combination of cosmic processes shapes the formation of one of the most common types of planets outside of our solar system, according to a new study.

Astronomers have discovered four planets that are just a fraction of the mass of Earth orbiting Barnard’s Star, which is 6 ...

A combination of cosmic processes shapes the formation of one of the most common types of planets outside of our solar system ...

Far beyond the eight familiar planets in our solar system, countless bizarre and extreme worlds await discovery — and some ...

When I get stressed, I look into the night sky and allow my mind to roam the infinity of space and time. It helps to get your ...

Uranus' accidental discovery 240 years ago greatly enhanced our understanding of the solar system, doubling the size of the ...

"We have been waiting for 10 years to confirm that our finely tuned operations of the telescope would also allow us to access ...

Using a newly developed tool to sift through data from the NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, a team led by a Penn State astronomer has identified young sub-Neptune planets close to their ...