This image shows the most massive planet-hosting star pair to date, b Centauri, and its giant planet b Centauri b. (Photo by ESO/Janson et al.) (CN) — Scientists with the European Southern Observatory ...
Astronomers have discovered a planet 10 times the size of Jupiter -- Earth's largest neighbor -- in a solar system hundreds of light years away. But what got their attention was the fact that, based ...
A massive, odd planet was just discovered orbiting around two bright stars in the southern sky. It’s so weird that it’s challenging scientists’ ideas about how planets form and evolve. b Centauri is a ...
Scientists have discovered a planet ten times the size of Jupiter orbiting two stars, scrapping previous understandings over where a planet could exist. The findings were detailed in a new study ...
The European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope—yes, that's actually the name—has discovered a brand-new world. The planet in question is located 325 light-years away from Earth, in the ...
Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Astronomers have discovered a massive exoplanet orbiting around ...
Within a few dozen light years of the Sun, the sky is crowded with stars that could, in principle, host living worlds. I want ...
An artist's impression of a flare from Proxima Centauri, modeled after the loops of glowing hot gas seen in the largest solar flares. Exoplanet Proxima b is shown in the foreground. Proxima b orbits ...