Astronomers in Germany say they have discovered a giant gas cloud - several times the mass of the Earth - which is accelerating towards the black hole at the centre of the milky way.

A “super-Earth” that could have a life-supporting climate has been discovered in a multi-world solar system 42 light years from the sun.

ASTRONOMERS believe they have found a second planet outside our solar system that seems to be in the right zone for life — just.

Astronomers believe they have found a second planet outside our solar system that seems to be in the right zone for life – just.

A PLANET formed within another galaxy has been discovered for the first time.

AN ancient galaxy has entered the record books after being confirmed as the most distant object in the universe.

Astronomers have discovered “monster” stars – whose size and brightness exceed what many scientists thought was possible.

ASTRONOMERS have found 32 new planets outside the solar system, adding to the theory that the universe has many places where life could develop.

Astronomers have found 32 new planets outside the solar system, adding to the theory that the universe has many places where life could develop.

SMALL rocky planets like Earth may outnumber Jupiter-sized “gas giants” by three-to-one, a recent discovery suggests.

An Earth-like planet that could be covered in oceans and may support life has been discovered outside the Solar System.

IT looks like a giant cosmic eye watching over us from the depths of space.

A TEAM of European and American astronomers said over the weekend that they had for the first time directly observed a planet outside of our solar system.

New images taken of an object five times the mass of Jupiter confirm that it is a giant planet closely orbiting a distant star, an international team of astronomers has reported.