Our Milky Way galaxy's most common type of star is called a red dwarf - much smaller and less luminous than our sun. These stars - or so it was thought - simply are not big enough to host planets much ...

If you’re looking to visit a gas giant planet in another solar system — or if you’re simply a science fiction writer who needs such a world for your story — you’d better steer clear of little red ...

It's a minefield out there! Especially around stars smaller than the sun. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The most common stars ...

Astronomers have added two more exoplanets to a growing study aimed at finding out whether rocky worlds near small, faint stars might have air. The new pair brings the number of targets in the project ...

Observations of a distant red dwarf star indicate that it is surrounded by not one but two massive rings of gas and dust, with tantalizing hints that it is orbited by a Saturn-size planet. The red ...

If you saw "Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith," it shouldn't be difficult to imagine a planet completely covered by volcanoes and flowing lava. Astronomers using NASA space-based telescopes believe ...

Astronomers have discovered a “forbidden” planet that appears to be far larger than should be possible given its circumstances. A team of researchers investigated a candidate exoplanet called TOI ...

Red Dwarf is returning to the BBC for the first time in 15 years. The broadcaster has acquired every episode of the first nine seasons of Rob Grant and Doug Naylor’s iconic space comedy along with the ...

A team led by UdeM researchers confirms a fifth potentially habitable planet around L 98-59, a red dwarf 35 light-years away. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. A team ...