In 2011, a project that surveyed the Milky Way galaxy for exoplanets — which are planets beyond our solar system — spotted an ...

Astronomers may have discovered the fastest-moving planet system ever found, moving through our galaxy at speeds of at least ...

Astronomers may have discovered a scrawny star bolting through the middle of our galaxy with a planet in tow. If confirmed, the pair sets a new record for the fastest-moving exoplanet system, nearly ...

The planets are gearing up for an even rarer planetary ... Stargazers will have the chance to see the Andromeda galaxy, our closest galactic neighbour 2.5million light-years away, in all its ...

At the time of writing, the planets Alathfar XI and Propus are sites where the Illuminate is "generating dark energy, which ...

"With an orbital period of 570 days, it is a relatively cold gas giant planet," said Guðmundur Stefánsson of the University ...

The search for life beyond Earth is accelerating, with new telescopes, spacecraft, and missions exploring the universe for ...

Sometimes referred to as “The Galaxy Next Door,” the Andromeda galaxy, our Milky Way’s biggest ... provided you are in a dark enough spot. The “planet parade” that began back in January ...

Astronomers have found an incredibly rare complete 'Einstein ring' - predicted by Albert Einstein more than 100 years ago.

Six of the planets in our solar system are expected to be very visible ... A popular astronomy target is the Andromeda Galaxy, one of our closest galactic neighbours at around 2.5 million light years ...

High radiation during a time of frenzied star formation in the Milky Way left one stellar population with few chances to form planets, a study reports.