Using the now-retired Kepler space telescope, astronomers have discovered that larger planets grow up in more turbulent homes ...

Its unusual elliptical orbit could impact its potential for life, making it a fascinating subject for future research. Three decades after the first exoplanet was identified, scientists have detected ...

Earth' planet named HD 20794 d, which could have conditions suitable for lifeThe planet has a mass six times greater than Earth's and orbits within the habitable zone of a star similar to the ...

Earth has a nearly circular orbit, but some planets outside our solar system, called exoplanets, have very elliptical orbits. UCLA astrophysicists have now measured the shape of the orbits of ...

Earth has a nearly circular orbit, but some planets outside our solar system, called exoplanets, have very elliptical orbits. UCLA astrophysicists have now measured the shape of the orbits of ...

Astronomers have confirmed the existence of four planets orbiting a star less than 6 light-years away with help from some of ...

The planet's existence had first been suspected ... It also has a decidedly strange orbit that was highly elliptical and tilted. At times it is actually closer to the sun than Neptune.

With an orbit of 647 days, HD 20794 d is similar to Mars in our solar system. However, its orbit around the star is highly ...

An international team led by researchers in Japan and Europe has discovered a new multi-planet system around a Sun-like star, ...

How does a planet’s size influence its orbit around its parent star ... astronomers continue to discover exoplanets whose orbits are largely elliptical, meaning their atmospheric and surface ...

As it orbits its star, it moves close enough at one point to experience extreme heat, similar to Venus’s temperature. But at its farthest point, the planet is nearly twice the distance from Earth to ...

Earth has a nearly circular orbit, but some planets outside our solar system, called exoplanets, have very elliptical orbits. UCLA astrophysicists have now measured the shape of the orbits of ...