Fluff surrounds the solid interiors of each of the three planets in the Kepler 51 star system. Each of these planets was discovered to have masses "only a few times larger than Earth's" with radii ...

The Kepler telescope changed how we saw the sky. It’s just one of the devices we’ve sent out beyond the reach of humans to ...

Scientists have used data from NASA’s Kepler space telescope to discover a “vampire” star “sucking” the life out of another star. Experts discovered a surprising “super-outburst” from a dwarf nova, a ...

The Kepler Telescope may no longer be operational, but it is still providing invaluable information to astronomers. Using data gathered by Kepler, researchers have been examining a dying star called ...

In a first, the alien planet hunting telescope Kepler has seen a bright flash of a shockwave sent out by an exploding star at the end of its life. The shockwave was propelled out into the universe by ...

On Feb. 22, astronomers announced that the ultra-cool dwarf star, TRAPPIST-1, hosts a total of seven Earth-size planets that are likely rocky, a discovery made by NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope in ...

This artist’s concept illustrates the two Saturn-sized planets discovered by NASA’s Kepler mission. The star system is oriented edge-on, as seen by Kepler, such that both planets cross in front, or ...

We’re not alone. At least when it comes to solar systems with the same number of major planets as ours. NASA today announced details about the recent discovery of an eighth planet circling Kepler-90, ...