A low-density, puffy planet orbiting relatively far from a young star in a nearly perpendicular orbit. What's going on?

On some, whipping winds send a rain of glass flying sideways; others have a core of carbon compressed into diamond. Take a ...

Astronomers have discovered an alien world that defies every planetary rule with its massive size, low density, and tilted ...

This brings us to the complexity of NASA's announcement. "Confirmed planets are added to the count on a rolling basis by ...

However, seismic anomalies detected on Mars by the InSight mission reveal that the mantle is far from smooth and contains rough lumps of ancient fragments up to 4km wide, preserving the planet’s ...

For years, scientists staring at Mars through the eyes of orbiting spacecraft noticed something strange: a mysterious signal ...

NASA’s exploration of Mars has led to several intriguing discoveries, including eight unusual Martian rocks. These findings have opened up new possibilities for understanding the Red Planet, revealing ...

A ROGUE planet was spotted growing at a mind-bending rate of six billion tonnes a SECOND. The lost world doesn’t have a home ...

From lava worlds to gas giants, NASA says the variety of these worlds is staggering—and that signs of a further 8,000 distant ...

Astronomers around the world have confirmed over 6,000 exoplanets, a milestone reached in September 2025. Billions more are ...

Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 e may contain an atmosphere and liquid water, NASA scientists said. Research into the exoplanet is ongoing.