Far beyond the eight familiar planets in our solar system, countless bizarre and extreme worlds await discovery — and some ...

So in some sense, alien worlds were not first discovered in the 1990s or even the 1980s. It took nearly a century to fully ...

Learn what planet rains molten iron and which planet has two moons like Tatooine in Star Wars.

When telescope technology reached a point that scientists began spotting planets outside of our home system we quickly realized that there are types of planets we could never have imagined.

The two exoplanets, or planets outside of our solar system, orbit a star called TOI-1453, which is slightly cooler and smaller than our sun. Located about 250 light-years from Earth in the Draco ...

Combination of Cosmic Processes Shapes the Size and Location of Sub-Neptunes Mar. 17, 2025 — A combination of cosmic processes shapes the formation of one of the most common types of planets ...

The article envisions the solar system forming a cricket team with each planet embodying unique player characteristics. From Mercury's speed and Venus ...