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 ...

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

Super-Earths might be far more common in the Universe than previously thought. A recent study using the KMTNet telescope ...

A team of scientists has discovered that super-Earth exoplanets are more common across the universe than previously thought. The team studied light anomalies made by the newly found planet’s host star ...

Astronomers have discovered that super-Earth exoplanets ... and professor emeritus of astronomy at The Ohio State University. "Scientists knew there were more small planets than big planets ...

"How planets are born is an unsolved area of research," astrophysicist Daniel Price of Australia's Monash University told Newsweek.

(Web Desk) - A ‘super-Earth’ exoplanet has been found outside of our solar system and it could have the right conditions to ...

"We found a 'super-Earth'—meaning it's bigger than our home planet but smaller than Neptune ... said co-author Youn Kil Jung of the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, which operates ...

Astronomers have made a breakthrough discovery suggesting that super-Earth exoplanets are not only widespread across the ...

Elon Musk is taking the long view. The billionaire SpaceX founder has long said that humanity needs to expand its footprint ...

An international team, with the participation of the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the National Centre of Competence in Research PlanetS, announces the discovery of a new super-Earth orbiting ...

planets with wider paths can be difficult to detect. Still, researchers further estimated that for every three stars, there should be at least one super-Earth present with a Jupiter-like orbital ...