After two decades of debate, research confirms that an odd binary star system has an equally odd planetary companion ...

WD 1856+534b—a freezing world with a surface temperature of -125 degrees Fahrenheit—exists where planets are normally scoured ...

Until not many years ago, scientists didn’t think planets could exist around a pair of stars. The complications from the ...

"Social media was flooded with memes and witty comments, some of which also highlighted that Pluto’s designation as a "dwarf planet" does not negate its planetary essence. One user insightfully ...

The solar system consists of our star, the sun, and everything bound to it by gravity: the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, along with dwarf planets like ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have directly detected the faint glow of a planet that’s colder than any world whose light has been directly observed—an astonishing detection that ...

A team of researchers has recently claimed they have discovered a gas called dimethyl sulfide (DMS) in the atmosphere of ...

Ouch. Now officially labeled a “dwarf planet,” Pluto may have lost its title, but not our affection. After all, who doesn’t love a comeback story waiting to happen? To find out how Pluto ...

Humana Wednesday reported $1.2 billion in first quarter profits as the company gets better control of medical cost trends in its Medicare Advantage plans. Medicare Advantage plans, which are a big ...