The hunt for worlds beyond our solar system has shifted from counting planets to confronting extremes that strain basic ...

A newly discovered exoplanet is rewriting the rules of what planets can be. Orbiting a city-sized neutron star, this Jupiter-mass world has a bizarre carbon-rich atmosphere filled with soot clouds and ...

An “extra exceptional” Tatooine-like exoplanet, orbiting two suns, has been discovered. Astronomers say the “huge” new world is six times the size of Jupiter despite only forming 50 million years ...

In a discovery that's fit for a movie, Northwestern University astronomers have directly imaged a Tatooine-like exoplanet, orbiting two suns. While obtaining an image of a planet beyond our solar ...

In a zesty new discovery, scientists have unearthed a strange lemon-shaped exoplanet. It is unlike one we have seen before, ...

Could a recently discovered "super-Earth" have the potential temperature and conditions to sustain life? The new exoplanet is situated "fairly close to us" -- only 137 light-years away -- and orbits ...

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 ...

A team of astronomers has announced the discovery of a new, exotic class of exoplanets: super-Earths formed at high ...

What planet is most like Earth? Reseachers have identified several exoplanets similar to our planet, but none that are an ...

Rogue planets — worlds that drift through space alone without a star — largely remain a mystery to scientists. Now, ...