Choose your fighter for the origin of water on Earth! Was it always here or did it come to this planet from somewhere else in ...

Rogue planets — worlds that drift through space alone without a star — largely remain a mystery to scientists. Now, ...

Scientists measured mass and distance of free floating planet drifting through space without star for first time.

Thanks to an enormous stroke of luck and serendipitous timing, astronomers were able to calculate the mass and distance of a ...

Scientists have discovered a rogue planet roaming the Milky Way after combining observations from Earth and a space telescope ...

Astronomers have finally weighed a wandering “rogue” planet, uncovering a Saturn-mass world flung into the galaxy after a dramatic planetary breakup.

Grab-and-go missions to asteroids have provided some of the most scientifically valuable samples since the Apollo ...

Astronomers believe the free-floating planet is around 22 percent the mass of Jupiter and lies 3,000 parsecs from the Milky ...

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Two separate research teams have observed a previously unseen microlensing event, confirming the existence of a particular ...

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This week, the giant planet Jupiter will be at its closest approach to Earth in 2026, offering skywatchers an unmissable view ...