Scientists found two Earth-sized planets and a third candidate orbiting a nearby double star system, TOI-2267.

New research suggests they could play a crucial role in the creation of planets themselves. At a conference in Helsinki, ...

The post New Research Suggests There Are Numerous “Dark” Planetary Systems Out There That Never Had A Star To Orbit So They ...

Astronomers have captured the sharpest, most detailed images yet of young solar systems where planets are just beginning to take shape. Exquisite snapshots released on Monday (April 28) provide a rare ...

New research from the University of St Andrews has found that giant free floating planets have the potential to form their own miniature planetary systems without the need for a star. In findings ...

Free-floating, planetary-mass objects that are just drifting carefree through the galaxy, untethered and starless, appear to be able to generate their own systems of moons, like a planetary system on ...

The discovery of a strange wobbling planet has left astronomers confused but could reveal the secrets of planet formation. The new exoplanet, named TOI-1408 c, is situated about 455 light-years from ...

Our galaxy's most abundant type of planet could be rich in liquid water due to formative interactions between magma oceans ...

It’s an unprecedented snapshot of “time zero,” scientists reported Wednesday, when new worlds begin to gel. “We’ve captured a direct glimpse of the hot region where rocky planets like Earth are born ...

A visible line of planets has for weeks been the talk of astronomers and hobbyist stargazers who have sought to catch a sight of our solar system's worlds. Online chatter and a frenzy of media ...