After many previous claims and false alarms, astronomers can finally confirm the existence of at least four planets less ...

About 650 light-years from here, in the constellation Aquarius, lies the planetary nebula Caldwell 63, commonly known as the ...

For over 40 years, astronomers have been puzzled by strange X-ray signals from the Helix Nebula’s white dwarf. Now, they may ...

After tracking a puzzling X-ray signal from a dying star for decades, astronomers may have finally explained its source: The ...

TRAPPIST-1 is a red dwarf star about 40.7 light-years away from Earth. It is of particular interest because it has seven ...

The X-ray signal from WD 2226-210 is similar to the X-ray emissions of two other white dwarfs that do not sit within cocoons ...

Barnard’s Star has fascinated astronomers for decades. At just six light-years away, it is the second-closest single star to ...

A white dwarf, or dying star, caused the destruction of a Jupiter-sized planet that is only around 650 light years away from ...

Astronomers have identified a quartet of small rocky planets orbiting Barnard's star - one of our closest stellar neighbors - ...

Astronomers have revealed new evidence that not just one, but four tiny planets are circling around Barnard's Star, the ...

Wolf 359, a red dwarf star just 7.8 light-years away, could host planets, but extreme X-ray and ultraviolet radiation make habitability difficult. Only planets far from the star, with thick greenhouse ...