Astronomers have discovered a planetary system that appears to flip one of astronomy's most reliable rules on its head.

Planet hunters have grown used to strange worlds, but a handful of discoveries now point to something even more radical: giant planets that loop around their stars on orbits so skewed they almost defy ...

With this new survey, astronomers have gained a peek inside a stage of exoplanet system formation they have yet to fully ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Have you ever wondered if there is life on another planet? Exoplanets may hold the key to this question. They’re planets that orbit stars beyond ...