An international team, including UNIGE, has unveiled the "Neptunian ridge," an overabundance of Neptunes nestled between the ...

A new study is challenging the science of the formation of sub-Neptunian planets, which are the most common in the Milkey Way galaxy.

Astronomers have discovered a new feature in the distribution of planets beyond the solar system, and this finding could help ...

A neptunian dike in the Mendip Hills, Somerset, revealed a rare mix of marine and terrestrial fossils from 200 million years ago. This assemblage includes sharks, marine reptiles, and land ...

Out past Neptune are countless small icy and rocky bodies called Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs), and many of these have moons ...

A new study presents a compelling new model for the formation of super-Earths and mini-Neptunes -- planets that are 1 to 4 times the size of Earth and among the most common in our galaxy.

Astronomers have revealed new evidence that there are not just one but four tiny planets circling around Barnard's Star, the second-nearest star system to Earth. Astronomers have revealed new ...

The study also ... A groundbreaking study by University of Warwick scientists has revealed a new region in space called the Neptunian Ridge. This discovery shows how planets move between harsh ...

Viewed in this longer context, the previously modern idea of having nine planets, which came about ... s argument that counting all the Trans-Neptunian Objects would lead to madness is pretty ...

Narrator: As the solar system grew, four rocky planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars, were created closest to the Sun. Made of rocks and metals, they have solid surfaces and a central core of ...