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There's a whole slew of objects that astronomers aren't sure whether to classify as "failed stars" or "overgrown planets." ...

A strange 200 million-year-old object with the mass of a planet has been discovered 20 light-years from Earth, outside our solar system. The "rogue," as it's referred to by researchers, is producing ...

A strange planetary system has left scientists baffled – as it appears to be 'inside out'. The system includes four planets around a cool faint red dwarf star, which scientists have named LHS 1903.

Beyond Pluto lies a collection of frozen worlds that challenge traditional ideas of what planets should be. This episode explores distant dwarf planets with strange shapes, hidden moons, and extreme ...

Astronomers have discovered a planet that orbits at a 90-degree angle around a rare pair of strange stars—a real-life 'twist' on the fictional twin suns of Star Wars hero Luke Skywalker's home planet ...

A team of astronomers observed a confused exoplanet orbiting its two parent stars in a highly unusual way. As New Scientist reports, the planet, which was first discovered in 2004, is located in a ...

Surprised astronomers said Thursday they have discovered a star with planets in a bizarre order that defies scientific expectations -- and suggests these faraway worlds formed in a manner never ...

Ammonite was discovered using the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii, with follow-up confirmation from the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope. Its orbit and size officially qualify it as a distant dwarf planet.

Astronomers recently peered deep into space and found that an old, faint white dwarf named LSPM J0207+3331, located about 145 light-years away, is still consuming the rocky remains of its former ...