Scientists have confirmed the discovery of a new planet which is six times as large as the Earth and could host alien life.

Exoplanets have captured the imagination of the public and scientists alike and as the search continues for more, researchers ...

A super-Earth planet that dips in and out of its star's habitable zone has been discovered just 19.7 light-years away.

Stargazers can witness a rare 'planet parade' in January and February 2024, where six planets align prominently in the night ...

UK researchers have confirmed the existence of a “super Earth” located 20 light-years away that could reveal the existence of ...

The exciting discovery just 20 light-years away from Earth could play a 'pivotal role' in the search for life on other ...

An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose to Mars' present-day orbit ...

Found by Dr Michael Cretignier of the University of Oxford, the planet has a mass six times greater than Earth's and orbits ...

Our F1 news round-up includes a solution to Lewis Hamilton's first Ferrari problem and a potential team switch on the horizon ...

HELENA — The planets are aligned. Six planets, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Venus and Saturn can be seen in the night sky. You'll need binoculars or a telescope to see Neptune and Uranus but ...

Astronomers have long been trying to find life beyond our own planet, and a new discovery might just be a promising location ...

Thirty years after the discovery of the first exoplanet, astronomers have detected more than 7,000 of them in our galaxy. But there are still billions more to be discovered. At the same time, ...