Astronomers now estimate there is at least one planet for every star in our galaxy. These worlds, called exoplanets, are ...

New simulations suggest binary star systems may be ideal for planet formation, and may produce more gas giants than ...

These targets will guide observations with current and future facilities, including the James Webb Space Telescope and ...

It's been 20 years since Pluto lost its status as the ninth planet of the solar system, but we still can't seem to let it go.

Scientists say about 10,000 new exoplanet candidates may be hiding in NASA data, after using artificial intelligence to scan ...

Scientists identify 45 potentially habitable exoplanets, using exact data and quotes to guide future telescopes in the search ...

Astronomers have long been puzzled by a cosmic mystery: planets orbiting two stars—like Star Wars’ Tatooine—are surprisingly rare, even though they should be common. New research suggests the culprit ...

Planets may actually form more easily around double stars than around single stars like our sun, according to new research ...

The head of NASA says maybe Pluto is a planet after all. He is wrong because Pluto is part of the rest of the solar system ...

Starlight has been the key to finding thousands of exoplanets over the past decade, but researchers have found a new way to ...