A giant planet may be orbiting the nearest Sun-like star to Earth, and the discovery is sparking excitement across the ...

One of the brightest stars in the night sky seems to be orbited by a planet like Jupiter. The news is sure to cheer fans of ...

While the planet itself is unlikely to support life, its moons could be promising candidates for habitability.

A NASA telescope has detected its clearest signal yet of a potential Saturn-sized gas giant orbiting around a distant star complex. The system, known as Alpha Centauri, is more than four light-years ...

A light-hearted round-up of this week’s stories, including an astronomical discovery and a sighting of a popular actor ...