Space has a way of making scientists throw out their textbooks. Just when astronomers think they understand how the universe works, a telescope captures something that doesn’t fit any existing theory.

Talk about a hot mess. Scientists have uncovered a hellish “lava world” where temperatures soar to a blistering 2,700 degrees ...

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Scientists have uncovered a surprising way to study the harsh space weather around young M dwarf stars. Mysterious dips in ...

Astronomers have spotted two giant planets forming around a young star—offering a stunning glimpse of how our Solar System ...

Astronomers long thought they had the galaxy’s planets figured out. It was either a ...

Astronomers have identified a strange new kind of exoplanet that challenges how scientists classify worlds beyond our Solar System. The planet, L 98-59 d, appears to contain a vast ocean of molten ...

Scientists discover a nearby planet with a molten interior and sulfur-rich atmosphere, L 98-59 d, revealing a possible new ...

A team of researchers has uncovered nearly 70 rogue planets in our galaxy, the largest group ever discovered, according to the European Southern Observatory. Rogue planets are described as "elusive ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered an example of a new class of exoplanet, and it smells like ...