Finding a planet is one thing; proving it is a planet when it has no star is the part that usually breaks the story. A newly ...
Astronomers have uncovered an extraordinary exoplanet circling a pulsar, a remnant of a exploded massive star. Named PSR ...
While most planets that we are familiar with stick relatively close to their host star in a predictable orbit, some planets ...
Thanks to an enormous stroke of luck and serendipitous timing, astronomers were able to calculate the mass and distance of a ...
In doing so, they found this orphan is within the same weight class as Saturn, strengthening the case that the galaxy teems ...
Scientists have discovered a rogue planet roaming the Milky Way after combining observations from Earth and a space telescope ...
Scientists measured mass and distance of free floating planet drifting through space without star for first time.
Live Science reports on Jupiter’s opposition on January 10, 2026, explaining what it means, how bright Jupiter will appear, where to find it in the sky, and how to see the planet and its four main ...
Stargazers are in for a treat this week as a planetary parade is set to take place - just a month after the last planetary spectacle. This latest planetary alignment or "planet parade" - is set to ...