A combination of cosmic processes shapes the formation of one of the most common types of planets outside of our solar system ...

Using the now-retired Kepler space telescope, astronomers have discovered that larger planets grow up in more turbulent homes ...

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.

Large and small planets are born from very different circumstances, according to data from NASA’s now-retired space telescope ...

A new analysis examined the frequencies of planets of different sizes based on findings from NASA's Kepler spacecraft, correcting for both incompleteness and false positives. The results show that ...

Astronomers have discovered an Earth-size planet that is showered with so much radiation, its atmosphere eroded away long ago ...