Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system due to its thick carbon dioxide atmosphere, trapping heat as part of a ...

Can you recite the names of all the planets in our solar system? Well, ever since Pluto got demoted, schools today have kids ...

"A planet orbiting not just a binary, but a binary brown dwarf, as well as being on a polar orbit, is rather incredible and ...

Scientists detect potential biosignatures in the atmosphere of exoplanet K2-18 b, hinting at possible alien life beyond our ...

If you thought planets only circled stars in neat, flat disks, think again. Scientists have uncovered compelling evidence for ...

Further studies are needed to determine whether K2-18b, which orbits a star 120 light-years away, is inhabited, or even ...

Scientists may have found a new Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system that orbits two failed stars. NEW YORK (AP) — A ...