Two extremely powerful solar flares erupted from a large sunspot on the Sun's surface yesterday.
Four of the seven planets in the Trappist-1 system are thought to be home to large amounts of water.
The gas giant is home to one of the most remarkable weather events found anywhere in the solar system.
NASA and other agencies have been posting up photographs and videos of yesterday's total solar eclipse.
One day, the Moon will have moved so far away that a total solar eclipse will no longer be possible.
Astronomers have found an extrasolar world with what has been described as a 'glowing water atmosphere'.
Astronomers believe that they may have found, for the first time, a moon orbiting an extrasolar planet.
Astronomers have suggested that there may be more than one mystery planet in the outer solar system.
ESA is set to launch a new satellite that will seek out potentially habitable extrasolar planets.
Scientists believe that these new worlds lie in the 'Goldilocks zone' of their respective solar systems.
At twice the size of Jupiter, KELT-9b experiences temperatures in excess of 4300 degrees Celsius.
The probe, which has been renamed the Parker Solar Probe, will be launching as early as next year.
Known as Solar Probe Plus, the mission will be officially revealed in an announcement on Wednesday.
Scientists have been trying to work out what the weather might be like on this recently discovered world.
A young solar system located a mere 10 light years away appears to be remarkably similar to our own.
Scientists have announced the discovery of a freezing Earth-mass world 13,000 light years away.
A large terrestrial planet located 40 light years away could be the perfect place to search for ET.
Astronomers have detected an atmosphere around GJ 1132b - a planet situated 39 light years away.
Astronomers from around the world have been combining their efforts to seek out the new planet.
Scientists at JPL have come up with an ambitious new plan to get a better look at extrasolar planets.