Beta Pictoris b is a young exoplanet about 12 times as massive as Jupiter, with an orbit nearly twice as long. Now, a timelapse video of the planet’s nearly 23-year orbit lets you see most of that ...

Astronomers have detected an Earth-size planet candidate orbiting a nearby star once a year, making it a promising target for ...

In early 2016, two planetary scientists declared that a ghost planet is hiding in the depths of the solar system, well beyond the orbit of Pluto. Their claim, which they made based on the curious ...

In a real-life twist on Star Wars' Tatooine—a harsh desert planet with twin suns and a criminal underbelly—astronomers have found a bizarre new world that orbits two stars at a perfect right angle.

Astronomers have found a planet that orbits at an angle of 90 degrees around a rare pair of peculiar stars. This is the first time we have strong evidence for one of these 'polar planets' orbiting a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Astronomers have detected an exoplanet with a highly oblong orbit that experiences wild temperature swings — and it may be ...

Located 120 light years away, the planet appears to take an unusual path around two brown dwarfs, whipping around at a right angle Located 120 light years away, the planet appears to take an unusual ...