Of the thousands of single-star systems in our galaxy, around 10% are known to have planets. Scientists thus expected about ...

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The fourth planet in the system is a rocky world, while the second and third ones are gas planets.

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

Surprised astronomers said Thursday they have discovered a star with planets in a bizarre order that defies scientific ...

For decades, scientists have believed that planetary systems typically form with rocky planets close to their star and gas-rich planets farther away. This discovery questions their knowledge.

Astronomers have spotted an unusual 'inside-out' planetary system where a rocky world seems to have formed far beyond the realm typically reserved for gas giants.

ESA’s CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite (CHEOPS) has revealed a four-planet system whose outermost world is a small and ...

Astronomers have discovered a planetary system that appears to flip one of astronomy's most reliable rules on its head.