Located less than 20 light years away, HD 20794d could potentially be one of the most Earth-like planets found so far, ...

Astronomers who identified HD 20794 d say its proximity to its host star and orbital pattern suggest it could hold water.

Thirty years after the discovery of the first exoplanet, astronomers have detected more than 7,000 of them in our galaxy. But ...

Found by Dr Michael Cretignier of the University of Oxford, the planet has a mass six times greater than Earth's and orbits ...

It may seem like Earth isn't as well-decorated as its ring-bearing neighbors in the solar system, but new research suggests ...

A suspected planet that appears well-suited to life has had its existence confirmed – and it’s very much in our neighborhood, ...

Starting at 12:30 p.m. ET (1730 GMT) on Saturday (Jan. 25), astrophysicist Gianluca Masi of the Virtual Telescope Project ...

Humans have become a geologic force by cooking the planet — using fire on a scale that is altering land, water, air and ...

Here's what the rare six-planet parade will mean for your zodiac sign, according to astrologer Kyle Thomas' predictions ...

Stargazers will be treated to a rare seven-planet alignment in February. This is what scientists hope to learn.

Scientists released an update to a model that maps the ever-moving pole and has significant implications for navigation ...

The Bungle Bungle Range in Western Australia is a collection of rock domes forged from ancient seabeds and flanked to the ...