The universe is vast — possibly even infinite — and in the scheme of things, our planet is tiny. Even in our own solar system, Earth is dwarfed by gas giants like Jupiter. But are there bigger ...

What’s truly remarkable is that this planet’s orbit is nearly perpendicular to the orbital plane of its stars. This rare planetary system is only the second known to contain an eclipsing pair ...

The planet is a gas giant, a rare type of planet found orbiting only ... the largest and most powerful ever built. After decades of development, the telescope was launched that December from ...