Asteroids are rocky objects that orbit the Sun, just like planets do. There are millions of asteroids of very different shapes and sizes. Some are almost spheres, like planets, but most are ...

concentrated on understanding the intricate dynamics leading to the reduction in size of specific sub-Neptune planets. Christiansen's team suggested a compelling link between the cores of select ...

Scientists have found two new habitable planets, nearly 8 times the size of Earth, that don’t orbit a ‘Goldilocks’ star. These are the closest candidates to Earth to support human life on ...

Nearly two dozen planets have been detected using the microlensing technique, starting with the 2003 discovery of a gas giant twice the size of Jupiter orbiting a star 18,000 light-years away.