Astronomers have discovered that "super-Earth" planets may exist on wider orbits than previously thought — and this implies these rocky, or "terrestrial," worlds are far more common than was suspected ...

Ohio, US: A recent study has revealed that super-Earth exoplanets ... within this pattern, we've found excesses and deficits, offering new insights into planetary distribution." Through microlensing, ...

A new study released on Thursday describes a search for what are called "microlensing" events, where a planet acts as a ...

Astronomers have discovered that super-Earth exoplanets are ... according to a new study. By studying light anomalies made by the newly found planet's host star and combining their results with ...

Using the microlensing technique, KMTNet studied the exoplanet, which is twice as big as Earth ... a new region in space called the Neptunian Ridge. This discovery shows how planets move between ...

This week, an old astronomical controversy is renewed as researchers present new evidence for a hidden "Planet X" in our solar system.

The discovery of this new, farther-out super Earth is even more significant because it is part of a larger study. By measuring the masses of many planets relative to the stars that host them ...

The planet is "crumbling to pieces," shedding the equivalent of Mount Everest’s mass every 30.5-hour orbit and will be ...

A meteorite found in Antarctica in 2012 suggests Earth may have formed with the materials needed to make water, a new study ...

There is one kind of planet that doesn’t exist here, however: super-Earths, and a new discovery suggests ... than Saturn is from the Sun. "We found a 'super Earth' -- meaning it's bigger than ...

Ohio [US], April 27 (ANI): A recent study has revealed that super ... planets are more common than large ones, but within this pattern, we've found excesses and deficits, offering new insights ...

"We found a small planet in an orbit similar to Saturn ... "This measurement of the super-Earth population provides a new piece of the habitable zone picture, which will ultimately contribute ...