According to new simulations, many, even most, planets get ejected from their star early in their history Star Trek ...

A new X-ray look at the mesmerizing Helix Nebula reveals an alleged planet killer: a white dwarf that might be the source of ...

Scientists have discovered four new Earth-like rocky planets orbiting Barnard's Star, just six light-years away. Using ...

The ELT could identify biosignatures on planets in our solar system as well as orbiting Proxima Centauri within hours.

Ellipses are defined as curves that surround two focal points. At any point on the ellipse, the sum of the distance to both ...

NASA says this white dwarf was 'particularly destructive' and may have engulfed a nearby planet. A statement from the space ...

We've known for over 30 years that there are other stellar systems in our galaxy, but we don't have any idea how many there ...

The planets offer exciting views in April for both night owls and early risers. Plus, the Lyrid meteor shower peaks in ...

What can Venus-like exoplanets, also known as exoVenuses, teach us about our own solar system and potentially finding life ...

University of Warwick astronomers have discovered an extremely rare, high-mass, compact binary star system only ~150 light ...