When scientists first found Enaiposha, they thought it was a mini-Neptune, a small gas planet with an icy core.

In the sky, Enaiposha is one of the most researched exoplanets. Discovered in 2009, it has a mass and radius that placed it ...

The case of mistaken identity was quickly resolved, but astronomers say it shows the need for transparency around craft in ...

There might be a type of exoplanet without dry land. They’re called “Hycean” worlds, a portmanteau of ‘hydrogen’ and ‘ocean.’ ...

One of the most powerful online tools at your disposal is the sprawling Google Earth project, which allows you to use ...

Scientists have discovered a new type of planetary collision called “kiss-and-capture,” where Pluto and proto-Charon briefly connected and spun together before separating into their current orbital ...

With winds blowing at 20,500 mph, "the planet has complex weather patterns just like Earth and other planets of our own ...

The exoplanet Enaiposha, or GJ 1214 b, is a hazy world orbiting a red dwarf star about 47 light-years from Earth. Previously likened to a mini-Neptune, in-depth observations obtained using JWST now ...

At around 620 miles high, these subsurface “islands of rock” stand more than 100 times higher than Mount Everest’s summit of around 5.5 miles, ...

Deeply hidden in Earth’s mantle there are two huge ‘islands’ with the size of a continent. New research from Utrecht ...

A near-Earth object was likely ejected into space after an impact thousands of years ago. Now it could contribute new ...

Scientists found winds on WASP-127b moving at 33,000 km/h. These are the fastest jetstream winds ever recorded on any planet ...