Astronomers have discovered ... around a planet twice as big as Earth in a nearby solar system. The 55 Cancri e planet has been described as a “super Earth” due to its size, though astronomers ...

The planet is "crumbling to pieces," shedding the equivalent of Mount Everest’s mass every 30.5-hour orbit and will be ...

They found that volcanic gases lacked significant steam, indicating the planet's interior ... 1453 c is twice Earth’s size and may have a... Astronomers have revealed new evidence that there ...

Astronomers have discovered an exoplanet ... TOI-1453 b is a rocky planet orbiting close to its star, while TOI-1453 c is twice Earth’s size and may have a... Astronomers have uncovered extreme ...

An international planet hunt spearheaded by Monash University researchers has discovered evidence of five new baby planets, ...

Exoplanets—planets that orbit stars beyond our solar system—have transformed our understanding of the universe. Since the ...

Following the announcement of a new “Hot Saturn ... the 10th confirmed planet TESS has discovered, but it’s the first one that is likely close to Earth in overall size.

"It's like trying to spot a fish by looking for ripples in a pond, rather than trying to see the fish itself." ...

Astronomers have discovered that "super-Earth" planets may exist on wider orbits than previously thought — and this implies these rocky, or "terrestrial," worlds are far more common than was suspected ...