In an exciting breakthrough in planetary science, a recent study has increased the likelihood of Planet Nine’s existence by up to 40%. This planet, also referred to as Planet X, has remained an ...
Their observations of a faint, cool M-dwarf star called LHS 1903 revealed a system with a rocky world at its outer edge. LHS ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An illustration showing Planet Nine, a hypothetical, undiscovered planet in our solar system. New research now suggests the ...
A newly studied solar system breaks the usual planet pattern, raising fresh questions about how rocky and gas planets form.
Scientists say a nearby red dwarf star hosts a planetary lineup that looks like a mirror image of our own solar system, with ...
WASHINGTON — Astronomers have observed a planetary system that challenges current planet formation theories, with a rocky planet that formed beyond the orbits of its gaseous neighbors, possibly after ...
A young star called V1298 Tau is giving astronomers a front-row seat to the birth of the galaxy’s most common planets. Four massive but extremely low-density worlds orbiting the star appear to be ...