The ultraviolet radiation from the star it orbits is so brutal that the planet may be evaporating away under the intense glare, producing a...

Washington, June 6 (IANS) Astronomers have discovered the hottest planet ever known, with a dayside temperature of more than 4,300 degrees ...

New York, May 16 (IANS) Astronomers have discovered a "puffy planet" orbiting a star 320 light years from Earth which may hold opportunitie...

The main star is also brighter than the other stars that serve as suns for their planets, making it easier to study both the star and the p...