The discovery of a distant solar system with its planets in a seemingly impossible order has been revealed this week.
Scientists have found evidence of a subterranean labyrinth of tunnels hidden beneath the planet's surface.
Another potentially habitable world has been discovered thanks to data collected by the Kepler Space Telescope.
Astronomers have detected an enigmatic free floating planet approximately 10,000 light-years from Earth.
The mysterious extrasolar world was spotted with the help of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.
New evidence suggests that the Red Planet is capable of producing lightning - something never seen there before.
The mystery of what happened to Amelia Earhart could soon be solved... but it might have to wait a little while longer.
Situated just 18.2 light-years away, this newfound extrasolar world is in orbit around a red dwarf star.
Later this month, researchers will be heading to Nikumaroro to look for direct physical evidence of Earhart's plane.
Scientists have discovered evidence of methane gas on Makemake - a tiny world situated beyond the orbit of Pluto.
Scientists have identified mudstone rocks on the Martian surface that may be indicative of life in the planet's distant past.
Dark matter accumulating in the cores of particular large planets could help us to finally confirm its existence.
New research has highlighted the likelihood that Ceres would have once provided habitable conditions.
The enigmatic plane is thought to be used to evaluate the stealth profiles of other aircraft in mid-air.
Astronomers believe that they have discovered a gas giant in orbit around the star Alpha Centauri A.
A search has been launched after a plane disappeared into thin air over the Bass Strait on Saturday evening.
Airline authorities have been left scratching their heads over exactly what happened to the 83-year-old's remains.
Dams constructed around the world over the last two centuries have had an impact on the planet's poles.
Researchers from the UK are hoping to prove whether or not there is alien life high up in the clouds of Venus.
A new expedition has been launched to investigate a possible sighting of the plane sticking out of the sand.