The secret behind the formation of super-Earth and sub-Neptune exoplanets has been revealed, thanks to a study of four young planets that are evaporating. Some 350 light-years away, the V1298 Tau ...

The strangest part of the TOI-201 system is not that it holds three very different worlds. It is that astronomers can ...

NASA has discovered a new super-Earth that has a year only lasting a few hours. The exoplanet K2-141b, was found very close to its orange sun-like star, and has an orbital period of less than one ...

"Super-Earth" exoplanets may have an in-built way to protect themselves from harmful radiation, giving any potential life on such worlds a better chance of surviving, according to recent research.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Deep layers of molten rock inside some super-earths could generate powerful magnetic fields—potentially stronger than Earth’s—and ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla — In a tantalizing first, scientists have discovered water at a planet outside our solar system that has temperatures suitable for life. Two research groups announced this week ...

Astronomers at The University of New Mexico have published new research confirming three bodies orbiting the dynamic ...

Deep layers of molten rock inside some super-earths could generate powerful magnetic fields—potentially stronger than Earth’s—and help shield these exoplanets from harmful radiation. Deep beneath the ...

Using HARPS and HARPS-N spectrographs, astronomers have observed a nearby K-type star designated HD 176986, known to host two super-Earth exoplanets. The observations resulted in the discovery of ...