What was discovered in Flagstaff, Arizona, and killed off in Prague? If you answered "Pluto's planethood," your grasp of the astronomical is excellent. Feb. 18 marks the 95th anniversary of the ...
Scientists have discovered more than 6,000 planets beyond our solar system. What if some of them aren't planets at all, but ...
According to the latest studies led by Heidelberg University astronomers, low-mass stars quite often host Earth-like planets. Data collected as part of the CARMENES project were the basis of this ...
Astronomers have revealed new evidence that there are not just one but four tiny planets circling around Barnard's Star, the second-nearest star system to Earth. Astronomers have revealed new evidence ...
Studying the orbits of thousands of exoplanets shows that large planets tend to have elliptical orbits, while smaller planets tend to have more circular orbits. This split coincides with several other ...
WASHINGTON, June 4 (Reuters) - Astronomers have spotted a cosmic mismatch that has left them perplexed - a really big planet orbiting a really small star. The discovery defies current understanding of ...