Scientists have discovered a nearby exoplanet that is just a baby by planetary standards, located 520 light-years away.

A recent discovery of a “newborn” exoplanet could help scientists explain how our own home world came to be. In a study ...

Scientists have been researching a rocky planet in the TRAPPIST-1 system and discovered that it… sucks. Would this exoplanet be capable of sustaining life? What does it look like? Questions or ...

W.M. Keck Observatory imagery of star system HR 8799 have been time-lapsed. The system hosts four planets that are more ...

For centuries, planets beyond our solar system—called exoplanets—existed only in theory and science fiction. It seemed nearly impossible to detect planets light-years away, since the ...