Hubble Space Telescope observations of white dwarf star G238-44 has shown that it is "consuming both rocky-metallic and icy material, the ingredients of planets," according to NASA's Goddard Space ...

Six planets are hanging out in the sky this month in what’s known as a planetary parade. Catch the spectacle while you can because it’s the last one of the year. These linkups happen when several ...

The milestone highlights the accelerating rate of discoveries, just over three decades since the first exoplanets were found. The official number of exoplanets — planets outside our solar system — ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Astronomers are researching an Earth-like exoplanet that could contain water, according to NASA. The exoplanet, named TRAPPIST-1 ...

Planetary systems in the Milky Way galaxy tend to follow a particular pattern: rocky planets toward the center, closest to ...

NASA has identified an ocean covered planet about seventy percent larger than Earth. The planet completes a full orbit in ...

Senior figures at NASA have issued a stark warning regarding the safety of Earth from space-borne threats. Speaking at a major science conference, planetary defence experts revealed that thousands of ...