The findings provide strong evidence that four giant exoplanets 130 light-years from Earth formed much like Jupiter and ...

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

A new classification scheme may help us better understand planet formation — including the history of our own family of worlds.

Astronomers have captured direct images of exoplanets in a star system 130 light years away, providing clues on gas giant ...

It's rare for any observatory to directly image a planet beyond our solar system, called an exoplanet, but the powerful James ...

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

Science: To space enthusiasts surprise, astronomers have discovered a new planet in our solar system called ‘Enaiposha’.

The gas giants outside our solar system are not capable of hosting extraterrestrial life, but do offer clues in a lingering ...

A distant exoplanet discovered, named Enaiposha, is unlike anything found in our own solar system, similar to a "super-Venus" ...

The discovery is keeping astronomers on their toes about how planets are formed.

NASA’s James Webb Telescope captured direct images of gas giants in HR 8799, revealing their carbon dioxide-rich atmospheres.