Scientists measured mass and distance of free floating planet drifting through space without star for first time.

One of the biggest recent surprises in astronomy is the discovery that most stars like the Sun harbor a planet between the ...

New research tracks young planets around a nearby star, showing how large, gas-rich worlds shrink over time to become the most common planets in the galaxy ...

Astronomers may have finally worked out how planets between the size of Earth and Neptune – which aren't found in our Solar ...

The star system V1298 Tau reveals that many planets begin as large, low-density worlds that slowly shrink and shed their ...

Astronomers have captured an exceptionally rare view of young planets in mid-transformation, revealing how bloated, giant worlds may shrink into the most common planets in the galaxy. Astronomers have ...

Scientists have discovered a rogue planet roaming the Milky Way after combining observations from Earth and a space telescope. This rare dual perspective allowed them to weigh the planet and pinpoint ...