TRAPPIST-1 is only eight percent the mass of our sun, making it a cooler and less luminous star. It’s home to seven Earth-size planets, three of which orbit in their star’s habitable zone—the range of distances from a star where ...

A study combining observations from NASA’s Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes reveals that the distant planet HAT-P-26b has a primitive atmosphere composed almost entirely of hydrogen and helium. Located about 437 light years away, HAT-P-26b orbits a star roughly twice ...

The planet is 39 light years away in the constellation of Cetus (often called ‘the whale’ or ‘the seamonster’), Joinfo.com reports with reference to Metro. It is 1.4 times the size of earth, but its mass is seven times greater, ...

Astronomers have discovered an Earth-like planet Kepler-1649 just 219 light-years away which could be a major step forward in the search for alien life, Joinfo.com reports with reference to Daily Mail. This newly discovered world is only slightly larger than ...

Well, we say ‘near’ our solar system, but you won’t exactly be going there for the Easter break – the object, CFBDSIR J214947.2-040308.9, is 100 light years away, Joinfo.com reports with reference to Metro. Scientists are now puzzling over what ...

Scientists are excited about a major breakthrough that have been made for the first time, Joinfo.com informs with the reference to The Daily Mail. The astronomers from Australia and the US got a proof of a long-held theory about the planets outside ...