Astronomers discovered a planet that orbits its star so closely that its surface is being scorched into magma and vaporizing ...

The boundless potential of astronomical discovery contrasts sharply with the backwardness and reaction promoted by Trump and ...

Astronomers from MIT have uncovered a dramatic celestial spectacle: a Mercury-sized exoplanet that is rapidly disintegrating ...

A planet 140 light-years from Earth is rapidly coming apart due to its close proximity to its star. The roasting planet is ...

In 2020, astronomers detected WD 1856+534 b, a gas giant that orbits a star 81 light-years from Earth. This exoplanet, which ...

The discovery was made on a massive exoplanet known as K2-18b that for years has captivated scientists searching for life ...

The planet is "crumbling to pieces," shedding the equivalent of Mount Everest’s mass every 30.5-hour orbit and will be ...

"The extent of the tail is gargantuan, stretching up to 9 million kilometers [5.6 million miles] long," said MIT astronomer ...

This strange exoplanet, located 140 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Pegasus, appears to be rapidly falling ...

Astronomers have spotted a small rocky planet that orbits perilously close to its host star disintegrating as its surface is ...

MIT astronomers estimate a planet 140 light-years from Earth may disintegrate fully within the next 1 to 2 million years.