Stellar corpses are supposed to cool, fade, and mind their own business. Yet a new climate‑modeling study hints that some of these faint objects – white dwarfs – could keep nearby planets toasty ...

Scientists have stunned the world with the news that life likely does exist on a faraway planet. K2-18b – which is more than twice as big as Earth and 120 light-years away – sits within the ...

but heavier than gas giant planets. (M. Kornmesser/ESO via AP) This artist’s illustration provided by the European Southern Observatory shows an exoplanet orbiting around two brown dwarfs ...

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Co-author Professor Triaud, from the University of Birmingham, commented, "A planet orbiting not just a binary, but a binary brown dwarf, as well as being on a polar orbit is rather incredible and ...

Other dwarf planets in the region have been discovered in the years since Pluto’s reclassification, including Eris, Haumea and Makemake, all of which have their own moons, according to NASA.

Astronomers have detected methane in the nearest known T dwarf, offering new insight into its atmospheric composition. The study further highlights that the carbon abundance in the planet is ...

Mike Brown is convinced that beyond Neptune, at the far reaches of our solar system, there's an unseen giant planet. "This is the 5th largest planet in our solar system, lurking out there ...

Pluto is undoubtedly the most famous of all the dwarf planets, because it was once considered part of the main lineup of planets in our solar system. But there are… ...

Pluto is back! His adventures searching for the mysterious dwarf planets continue! Welcome to SolarBalls! Space animation filled with fun, entertaining animations that also help you learn about ...

Astronomers searching for habitable planets have recently turned their attention to stars known as M dwarfs. Though they are also considered “red dwarf” stars like the Sun, these stars have lower ...