When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An illustration of confirmed dwarf planets and their moons. From left to right: Pluto (with ...
Astronomers have discovered an Earth-size planet orbiting an ultracool red dwarf star similar in size to Jupiter. The red dwarf, located some 55 light-years away, is 100 times less bright than the sun ...
Small red stars make up three out of every four stars in the galaxy, and many host planets. Credit: Johns Hopkins APL illustration Perhaps surprisingly, the majority of stars in the galaxy are not sun ...