The planets around a nearby star seem to be in the wrong order, hinting that they formed through a different mechanism than the familiar one by which most systems grow ...

Astronomers have discovered a planetary system that appears to flip one of astronomy's most reliable rules on its head.

Astronomers say a newly discovered solar system about 116 light years from Earth is challenging long held ideas about how planets form.According to CNN, researchers using telescopes from NASA ...

Surprised astronomers said Thursday they have discovered a star with planets in a bizarre order that defies scientific ...

With this new survey, astronomers have gained a peek inside a stage of exoplanet system formation they have yet to fully ...

From bat flowers to carnivorous sundews, these strange plants look almost unreal — and some call Australia home.

Scientists used the European Space Agency's Cheops satellite to discover that the planetary system around the star LHS 1903 ...

For decades, scientists have believed that planetary systems typically form with rocky planets close to their star and gas-rich planets farther away. This discovery questions their knowledge.

Read an excerpt of this deep-space mystery from the prolific writer of 'Whalefall' and 'Angel Down.' ...

Hubble observations reveal a giant, turbulent planet-forming disk that may reshape theories of how planetary systems develop.

Globe-trotting for the largest, most unusual fish Ð Trev Gowdy's Monster Fish is all about size and challenge.

Aethus is "Satisfactory through the eyes of Diablo", in the eyes of this critic, who has now been turned into plant food.