Called Kepler-51, the Sun-like yellow dwarf star was found in 2012 to have three exoplanets in its orbit; each, it would turn ...

(AP) — Astronomers have discovered a rare in-sync solar system with six planets moving ... can help explain how solar systems across the Milky Way galaxy came to be. This one is 100 light ...

Some 2,600 light-years from our own Solar System dwells one of the most peculiar planetary ... Now astronomers have found a fourth, and they are both thrilled and agog. "Super puff planets are fairly ...

Milky Way May Have Billions of Earth-Like Planets There could be as many as 40 billion habitable Earth-size planets in the galaxy, according to a new study. WSJ's Monika Vosough reports.

The planets in the Solar System are all different but we can divide ... which is called the Milky Way. The Milky Way is a spiral galaxy and our Solar System is about half-way along one of its ...

Explore the world of exoplanets—distant planets that captivate scientists. Visit ExtremeTech to learn what makes them so ...

Astronomers have discovered a pair of young stars near the supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy. Studying them ...

Many stars in our galaxy exist in pairs. Now scientists are finding clues that our Sun may once have had a companion of its ...

Astronomers have spotted the shiniest known planet in the Milky Way, and it has metal ... only bounces back 30% of its sunlight. Venus, the solar system's shiniest planet, reflects 75% of the ...

The discovery could lead to the finding of more planets ... made near the Milky Way's supermassive black hole. Scientists have uncovered the existence of a binary star system close to the black ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery, revealing the existence of "cosmic tunnels" that connect our solar system to other stars. Using data from the eRosita X-ray ...