The new exoplanet, Enaiposha, also known as GJ 1214 b has never been seen before and is now officially being called a "Super-Venus." ...

But of these planets, which is nearest to the sun? Mercury is the closest planet to the sun, followed by Venus, Earth, Mars, ...

The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

A U.S. scientist searching for a civilization across 7 Earth clones circling the red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 says its own alien ...

Scientists found an intriguing world in our galaxy.

Astronomers have found some pretty wild exoplanets. Some are balls of lava the temperature of hell, one is partially made of ...

Because this planet is relatively close to Earth and orbits a bright star, it is a perfect target for future telescopes.

An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose to Mars' present-day orbit ...

All seven of the other planets in our solar system are about to become visible at once in a great planetary alignment – ...

Astronomers have discovered extremely powerful winds pummeling the equator of WASP-127b, a giant exoplanet. Reaching speeds ...

Astronomers have discovered extremely powerful winds pummeling the equator of WASP-127b, a giant exoplanet. Reaching speeds up to 33,000 km/h, the winds make up the fastest jet-stream of its kind ever ...