The long-hypothesized existence of a ninth planet in our solar system may have just taken a giant leap forward in becoming a fact, thanks to the work of a pair of California Institute of Technology ...

A new study that suggests there is a massive additional planet roaming our solar system has garnered a lot of attention, including NASA’s. The rumoured planet — believed to be more massive than ...

This is your chance to enter the history books as the discoverer of a ninth planet that astronomers believe is hiding in the outer reaches of our solar system. A space telescope has scanned the skies ...

In just three days, about 21,000 volunteers sifted through more than 100,000 images and classified more than 5 million objects — work that would take an astronomy PhD student four years You can save ...

The James Webb telescope has made another stunning discovery -- this time of a massive planet that could potentially sustain life, according to multiple space agencies. Astronomers have captured ...

NASA announced Tuesday the discovery of an unprecedented number of planets beyond our solar system — astronomers have confirmed the existence of 1,284 new worlds orbiting distant stars. These planets ...

Temperatures on the planet could make water theoretically possible. Astronomers are researching an Earth-like exoplanet that could contain water, according to NASA. The exoplanet, named TRAPPIST-1 e, ...

The official number of exoplanets—planets outside our solar system—tracked by NASA has reached 6,000. Confirmed planets are added to the count on a rolling basis by scientists from around the world, ...

NASA teams are working to restore contact with one of its most advanced interplanetary satellites. MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) is one of only three NASA missions currently in ...