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.

PARIS, France - Surprised astronomers said Thursday they have discovered a star with planets in a bizarre order that defies ...

Astronomers studying a distant solar system have uncovered an unexpected cosmic arrangement that could challenge long-standing theories about how planets form and evolve. Using the ...

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.