In 2025, astronomers sharpened their view of the planetary system around Proxima Centauri — the sun's closest stellar ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. There are currently more than 5,800 known planets beyond the solar system. Artist Martin Vargic ...

We have discovered 3663 (and counting) planets around distant stars. About 50 are in the ‘Goldilocks zone’ which supports liquid water. A new study has whittled the number believed habitable down to ...

Scientists have added a whopping 301 newly confirmed exoplanets to the total exoplanet tally. Scientists recently added a whopping 301 newly validated exoplanets to the total exoplanet tally. The ...

Less than 20 years after discovering the first world beyond our solar system, astronomers have bagged alien planet number 700. As of today (Nov. 18), the tally stands at 702 exoplanets, according to ...

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THE WOODLANDS, Texas — There's new hope for people who still believe that Pluto is a planet more than a decade after the International Astronomical Union (IAU) reclassified the object as a dwarf ...

Jupiter is now departing the solar glare and joins Venus, Mars and Saturn at dawn. Connected together, the four planets create a "rising curve" of visual enjoyment. The numbers indicate the separation ...