Another day, another planet, right? Astronomers have discovered 861 new planets beyond the solar system. Most are the large, Jupiter-sized variety because they're easiest to detect. A few are ...

NASA’s Kepler space telescope has spotted a rocky exoplanet tinier than Mercury, the smallest planet in our solar system. Named Kepler-37b, the record-breaking planet is nearly half the size of the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) – – Astronomers have found a mini planet beyond our solar system that is the smallest of more than 800 extra-solar planets discovered, scientists said on Wednesday.

NASA's Kepler spacecraft, patiently measuring the light of distant suns to find the tell-tale dimming caused by the passage of unseen planets, has discovered a solar system 210 light years from Earth ...

NASA’s Kepler space probe has discovered the smallest planet yet orbiting a Sun-like star. Dubbed Kepler-37b, the exoplanet orbits the star Kepler-37 about 210 light-years from Earth in the ...

Scientists have announced that they have discovered an odd little planet that has set a new record for the smallest alien world ever discovered. According to the scientists, the exoplanet is about the ...

NASA's Kepler mission scientists have discovered a new planetary system that is home to the smallest planet yet found around a star similar to our sun. The planets are located in a system called ...

Scientists on the lookout for habitable planets outside Earth's solar system found a small wonder with a notable distinction -- Kepler-37b is the smallest planet yet discovered that orbits a star ...

NASA's Kepler spacecraft, patiently measuring the light of distant suns to find the tell-tale dimming caused by the passage of unseen planets, has discovered a solar system 210 light years from Earth ...

What's the smallest exoplanet we can detect from Earth? Smaller bodies are inherently harder to observe than larger ones, but the orbiting Kepler telescope has enabled astronomers to identify a number ...

Adi Robertson is a senior tech and policy editor focused on VR, online platforms, and free expression. Adi has covered video games, biohacking, and more for The Verge since 2011. NASA’s Kepler space ...

The discovery of a strange new world about the size of Earth's moon has shattered the record for the smallest known alien planet, scientists say. The newfound alien planet Kepler-37b is the first ...