Now, according to new research published in Science, astronomers have managed to weigh a rogue planet for the first time. The ...

Astronomers have completed the most comprehensive census of active galactic nuclei (AGN) to date, providing the clearest ...

If scientists are able to inspect it in person, and they find that Mars was indeed once alive with microbes, we would know ...

The supermassive black hole sitting at the heart of our galaxy is considered to be a slumbering giant. However, an ...

Scientists have discovered a rogue Saturn for the first time, roaming 10,000 light-years away from us. This discovery is important since astronomers think there could be billions of orphan planets ...

JWST peered at the glowing trail of stars left behind by a candidate runaway supermassive black hole deep in space, revealing ...

For the first time, astronomers have confirmed the existence of a rogue planet, one that doesn't orbit a star, by measuring ...

Astronomers have measured the mass and distance of a rogue planet using gravitational microlensing observed from Earth and ...

Planets usually stay close to their host stars, tracing steady paths shaped by gravity. Yet some planets break free and drift ...

Scientists measured mass and distance of free floating planet drifting through space without star for first time.

The team has estimated that the planet is about 22 percent the mass of Jupiter, so roughly a Saturn-sized world. It is ...

Scientists measure a Saturn-sized rogue planet drifting through the Milky Way using rare Earth and space observations, revealing how planets can be ejected from their original systems.