Earth, HD 20794 d, orbiting a nearby sun-like star, offering a promising lead in the search for life beyond our planet.

NASA said the system is thought to be moving at least 1.2 million miler per hour, nearly twice as fast as our solar system.

Astronomers may have discovered a scrawny star bolting through the middle of our galaxy with a planet in tow. If confirmed, ...

SPACE (KXAN) — A star flying through the night sky may be the fastest-moving solar system in our galaxy. Possibly a planet a little ... according to NASA. First discovered in 2011, the system ...

Scientists believe the exoplanet HD 20794 d, six times the mass of Earth, could harbour liquid water on its surface.

Astronomers may have discovered the ... Earth if it were in our solar system,” said Sean Terry, of University of Maryland NASA Goddard. "If so, it will be the first planet ever found orbiting ...

But the star, unlike our Sun, is weak - which crushes any hope of finding life on this speedy planet. The pair were first discovered ... about planets in our solar system ...

Around the galaxy exist stars that have been given a push, and orbit much faster than the vast majority of their stellar companions. These are known as hypervelocity stars, with some moving faster ...