The supposed "strange signals" were not mysterious at all, but commonly observed transit signals, according to NASA.

That would make it thousands of times more massive than any moon orbiting a solar system plane  — so massive it could make ...

Realising that our solar system isn’t like most others out there has helped astronomers rewrite the story of how it formed ...

Since the Kepler Space Telescope began its prowl for exoplanets in 2009, it has uncovered a strange pattern among these alien ...

Some 350 light-years away, the V1298 Tau system features an infant sun-like star, just 23 million years old, orbited by four ...

The hunt for worlds beyond our solar system has shifted from counting planets to confronting extremes that strain basic ...

The planets have been nicknamed Earth's seven sisters. — -- An international team of astronomers has discovered seven potentially habitable exoplanets — or planets outside our solar system — that ...

Discovered by volunteer scientists, this alien planet is out of synch with its siblings ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some exoplanets, like the one shown in this illustration, may have atmospheres that could make them potentially suitable for life.

As part of the Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics (Astro2020), the Panel on Exoplanets, Astrobiology, and the Solar System will identify and articulate the scientific themes that will define ...