Welcome back! In the previous installment, we examined the abundance of red dwarf stars in our galaxy and the surprising number of them (within 50 light-years of Earth) with rocky planets orbiting ...

A possible dwarf planet, like Pluto, has been observed in our solar system, according to a preprint published in arXiv. The area of space where this planet was found was previously thought empty.

Astronomers have discovered a freezing-cold world orbiting within the so-called "forbidden zone" around a dying star in which planets are normally destroyed.. The 5.8-billion-year-old white dwarf ...

Red dwarf exoplanets face uphill battle in supporting complex life – Part 1. Story by Matthew S Williams • 3mo. M-type stars, also known as “red dwarfs,” are the smallest class of stars in ...