The planets around a nearby star seem to be in the wrong order, hinting that they formed through a different mechanism than ...

Astronomers have discovered a planetary system that appears to flip one of astronomy's most reliable rules on its head.

With this new survey, astronomers have gained a peek inside a stage of exoplanet system formation they have yet to fully explore ...

A strange 200 million-year-old object with the mass of a planet has been discovered 20 light-years from Earth, outside our solar system. The "rogue," as it's referred to by researchers, is producing ...

Surprised astronomers said Thursday they have discovered a star with planets in a bizarre order that defies scientific ...

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Our Solar System contains eight planets (sorry, Pluto) orbiting around the Sun. But while all planets are important members of the club, if we’re being honest, we know there’s a crown jewel of our ...

Astronomers say a newly discovered solar system about 116 light years from Earth is challenging long held ideas about how planets form.According to CNN, researchers using telescopes from NASA ...