Planetary systems in the Milky Way galaxy tend to follow a particular pattern: rocky planets toward the center, closest to ...

A planetary system 116 light-years from Earth has a peculiar pattern. It could flip the script on how planets form, scientists say.

The fourth planet in the system is a rocky world, while the second and third ones are gas planets.

The search for life isn’t limited to distant exoplanets—some of the most promising candidates may be right here in our own solar system. Ancient Mars, the vast subsurface oceans of Europa and ...

An exoplanet the size of Jupiter has long intrigued astronomers because of its scorching temperatures, screaming winds and sideways rain made of glass. Now, data from the James Webb Space Telescope ...

Surprised astronomers said Thursday they have discovered a star with planets in a bizarre order that defies scientific expectations – and suggests these faraway worlds formed in a manner never seen ...

Astronomers have spotted an unusual 'inside-out' planetary system where a rocky world seems to have formed far beyond the realm typically reserved for gas giants.

With this new survey, astronomers have gained a peek inside a stage of exoplanet system formation they have yet to fully ...

How can Uranus teach us about exoplanets? This is what a recent study presented at the 56th annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS) hopes to ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Have you ever wondered if there is life on another planet? Exoplanets may hold the key to this question. They’re planets that orbit stars beyond ...

As part of the Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics (Astro2020), the Panel on Exoplanets, Astrobiology, and the Solar System will identify and articulate the scientific themes that will define ...