Astronomers have spotted a first-of-its-kind rapidly crumbling planet outside the Solar System that is leaving behind a ...

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

In a groundbreaking discovery, astronomers have found a doomed planet that sheds an incredible amount of material—as much as ...

Earth" planet was discovered by researchers. It is not believed these planets are more common than previously thought.

The search for a hidden giant lurking in the far reaches of the Solar System has captivated astronomers for decades. A new ...

Scientists have discovered a planet that is literally falling apart as it orbits its star. Located about 140 light-years from ...

Astronomers from MIT have uncovered a dramatic celestial spectacle: a Mercury-sized exoplanet that is rapidly disintegrating ...

Researchers came to the conclusion that super-Earths can exist as far from their host star as our gas giants are from the sun ...

Astronomers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have made an unusual discovery, finding a planet which is in the process of disintegrating. And as it decays, it is leaving behind a ...

MIT astronomers estimate a planet 140 light-years from Earth may disintegrate fully within the next 1 to 2 million years.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Astronomers have spotted a small rocky planet that orbits perilously close to its host star ...