Even if Earth does survive, it won’t be pretty. The temperature of our planet will be about 1,300 degrees C, hot enough to ...

Astronomers using the European Space Agency's Cheops mission have caught an exoplanet that seems to be triggering flares of ...

Long theorized but never observed, the first known “planet with a death wish” is described by Ilin and her colleagues in a ...

Close stellar encounters could change the structure of our planetary system, potentially dooming Earth or other worlds to ...

A fluffy, Jupiter-sized planet may be triggering deadly flares from its star, leading to the slow destruction of its own atmosphere.

The clingy planet orbits so close to its star, it triggers powerful explosions of radiation that eat away at its atmosphere.

Earth could be thrown off its orbit either into another planet or the sun, new research has warned. New research from Durham ...

Stars passing close to the sun could cause planets to collide, including with Earth, or even be ejected as rogue planets, new simulations show. By Katherine Kornei If our species manages to hang ...

Mars shines in the evening, and is joined briefly by Mercury. Jupiter joins Venus as the month goes on. And all month, look ...

Sedna will make its closest approach to the Sun in 2076, giving us a rare opportunity to visit the planetoid before it drifts ...

New research says that Earth could be ejected from our solar system if a passing star was to come close enough.

Studies of 15 M-type stars have revealed new insights into the potential presence of exoplanets. A new study led by ...