An exoplanetary system about 116 light-years from Earth could flip the script on how planets form, according to researchers ...

A team of astronomers has identified a four-planet system orbiting the red dwarf star LHS 1903 that defies conventional expectations about how planets arrange themselves around their host stars. The ...

Our solar system is a weird place. Much more than a home to eight planets, it’s filled with a myriad of fascinating other smaller bodies, including moons, asteroids, and comets. In recent decades, ...

Since the 1990s, scientists have discovered approximately 6,100 planets outside our solar system, called exoplanets.

A small red dwarf star in the Milky Way has drawn attention after astronomers mapped four closely orbiting planets around it. The system, known as LHS.

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