Every planet in our solar system is essentially round. But out in the universe, are there any planets that aren't spherical? Technically, planets are round, by definition; they need to have enough ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. There are currently more than 5,800 known planets beyond the solar system. Artist Martin Vargic ...

The official number of exoplanets—planets outside our solar system—tracked by NASA has reached 6,000. Confirmed planets are ...

New research using NASA's powerful JWST telescope has identified a planet 41 light years away which may have an atmosphere.

"The complexity of the exo-Neptunian landscape provides offers a unique window onto the processes involved in the formation ...

Pfalzner's models show that interstellar objects — bodies ejected from other star systems — could be captured by these planet ...

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It takes a certain kind of brave (and perhaps foolish) person to join Starfleet and venture into the great unknown, and most of the stories in the Star Trek universe are about an adventure gone wrong.