Small dense planet found in orbit around White Dwarf
Scientists have discovered a small, dense planet orbiting a White Dwarf star. The discovery - a first for astronomers - sheds light on the twilight period of star systems such as our own.
New Planet
Planet Nine not the cause of mystery orbits
Planet Nine may not be needed to explain the strange orbits of some objects at the outer most regions of the solar system says new research.
For the first time Astronomers witness the birth of a planet
The observation of a planet forming from stellar material, gas and dust surrounding its parent star, has eluded astronomers for decades. Now, in research published in the latest edition of journal Astronomy and Astrophysics, two teams document the discovery of a forming exoplanet finding the process may be more complicated than previously believed.
Proxima B: Neighbouring Planet in the Cosmic Sweet Spot
It’s what astronomers and comic-conners have been waiting to hear for decades: an Earth-like planet has been discovered within travelling distance from Earth;…