Extra-solar planets are among the most thrilling discoveries of our age. Just today, scientists using Spitzer space telescope data announced the first detection of infrared light from an extra-solar ...

Astronomers scouring nearby stars have found two planets that mirror Neptune in size, making them by far the smallest found outside the solar system. The finds, one by scientists at the University of ...

Did you know our solar system might have had an extra planet? Scientists believe a mysterious ninth planet once existed but got kicked out long ago! This "lost" planet could have been tossed into deep ...

AAPS, and three low-mass (ie Saturnian- or sub-Saturnian-mass planets). The multiple planet systems include two planets detected around the star mu Ara (in the constellation of Ara "The Altar"). The ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Almost a decade after astronomers proposed the existence of Planet ...

Mapping the planets of our solar system is usually best left to NASA, but don't tell that to Foursquare or Google. The two tech companies both have extra planets mapped. Back in 2005, Google added the ...