This could be the first extragalactic planet we’ve ever found
Status report: astronomers may have found a planet outside our galaxy, something that has never been done before.
Tag: planet
“π Earth”: Astronomers discover Earth-sized planet that takes 3.14 days to orbit its star
Like clockwork, the planet moves around its star in Pi days.
The hottest planet in the solar system — and why it’s probably not what you think
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the hottest of them all?
Jovian planets — the giants of solar systems
They're big
What are dwarf planets?
Not everyone is happy with their current definition.
Researchers may have spotted the smallest dwarf planet in the solar system
Small but significant.
The different types of planets barreling through space
Yes, Pluto is here too.
Hubble snaps breathtaking new image of Jupiter
Looks tasty, honestly.
Planetary fragments orbiting dead star hints at what Earth’s final days might look like
The surviving fragments of planet orbiting a white dwarf have been found by a team of astronomers.
Mercury is the planet closest to Earth — contrary to popular belief
There's also a whirly-dirly corollary associated with this new method.
It Is Possible Jupiter Could Support Life, Scientists Say
The chances of it happening are pretty slim though.
Pluto is a planet after all, say planetary scientists
Good news for Pluto fans!
The Earth is flat out spherical — here’s why, and why we’re sure
The only thing flat earthers fear is sphere itself!
Scientists spot traces of titanium in scorching hot planet’s atmosphere
The planet is almost as hot as the Sun.a
Astronomers capture first images of an exoplanet forming
All babies are adorable, right?
These NASA researchers think Pluto is planet, but our definitions are ‘bullshit’ — so they want to change them
I've never given up on you, Pluto.
Scientists find diamonds forged deep within a lost, ancient planet of the early solar system
Pieces of an ancient planet formed long before Earth shed their secrets.
Meet TESS — he’ll be finding exoplanets for the next few years
NASA's future planet hunter has arrived -- and it's set for glory.
In the Pisces constellation, one star is busy devouring its own planetary offspring
Giving "family dinner" a whole new meaning.
Physicists propose new, donut-shaped planetary body: the synestia
Homer Simpson would have been impressed. D'oh!