A newly found super-Earth could help provide answers as to why there are hardly any planets twice the diameter of Earth.
A combination of cosmic processes shapes the formation of one of the most common types of planets outside of our solar system ...
A combination of cosmic processes shapes the formation of one of the most common types of planets outside of our solar system, according to a new study.
NASA has been tracking a strange never-before-seen planet through its solar system, which is more than eight times the size of Earth. The exoplanet, known as GJ 1214 b, was first detected by the ...
This planet's hot metal atmosphere is defying astronomers' rules for how planets of this size should behave ... about 80% of the light it receives. By comparison, Earth, which is fairly reflective ...