The enchanting dunescape stretches over 43 miles (70 km) along the coast and over 30 miles (50 km) inland. Lençois translates ...

Scientists found an intriguing world in our galaxy.

While mythology played a significant role in naming other planets, Earth's name evolved from more practical ... The precise moment when words like eorþe or Erde began to denote the entire planet ...

Almost 30 years after the first planet outside our solar system was discovered, more than 7,000 other exoplanets have been identified. Now, it’s time to add another to the list. A team of researchers ...

Astronomers have discovered a large Earth-like planet orbiting a distant star that could be home to alien life. The exoplanet - the name for a planet beyond our solar system - has the catchy name ...

Researchers have discovered an Earth-like planet with such an eccentric orbit ... and its mass is 6.6 times greater than Earth's. Its name indicates that it's the fourth planet to have been ...

Scientists studying data from the Alpha Centauri star system on Wednesday announced what they believe is a second Earth-like planet orbiting the star closest to the sun.The finding, announced via ...

A super-Earth planet that dips in and out of its star's habitable zone has been discovered just 19.7 light-years away.

The goal was to find a name for one of Earth's seven known quasi-moons; its provisional designation was the very catchy title ...