A Galway-based student has led researchers to the discovery of a new planet after originally thinking she had spotted a large clump of dust. Chloe Lawlor, a PhD student at the Centre for Astronomy at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Astronomers may have discovered a new type of planet beyond our solar system, according to new research. The exoplanet, named "L ...

Scientists have identified 45 Earth-like planets beyond our solar system that may support life. Using advanced space data, ...

Relative sizes of the newly discovered habitable-zone planets and Earth. Left to right: Kepler-69c, Kepler-62e, Kepler-62f and Earth (except for Earth, these are artists' renditions). Image credit: ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - Astronomers have confirmed a new planet in one of the youngest solar systems ever found, thanks to University of Arizona technology. The system, called WISPIT 2, was first ...

Jupiter and Saturn now have 15 more known moons between them. Four have been added to Jupiter and 11 to Saturn, bringing ...

Astronomers may have discovered a new type of planet beyond our solar system, according to new research. The exoplanet, named "L 98-59 d," was first identified in 2019, but further observations using ...

New discoveries and fresh looks at familiar worlds show how far exoplanet science has come — and how much remains unknown. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...