New research suggests that the telescope could be poised to detect an Earth-sized planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, our ...

A distant gas giant the size of 10 Jupiters is now the first planet outside Earth's solar system to be mapped in three ...

Mike Brown is convinced that beyond Neptune, at the far reaches of our solar system, there's an unseen giant planet. "This is the 5th largest planet in our solar system, lurking out there, waiting to ...

Astronomers have generated the first three-dimensional map of a planet orbiting another star, revealing an atmosphere with ...

Modern space telescopes enhanced by Artificial Intelligence hold the potential to explore over 5000 planets orbiting distant stars. Among the burning questions are these: Do any of these alien worlds ...

The concept of Planet X, or Planet Nine, has captivated astronomers for decades. This hypothetical planet, theorized to be seven times the mass of Earth, could provide answers to some of the most ...