This brings us to the complexity of NASA's announcement. "Confirmed planets are added to the count on a rolling basis by ...

The official number of exoplanets—planets outside our solar system—tracked by NASA has reached 6,000. Confirmed planets are ...

Pfalzner's models show that interstellar objects — bodies ejected from other star systems — could be captured by these planet-forming disks. These objects could "seed" the disks, sweeping past the ...

To date, over 5000 exoplanets have been discovered using telescopes on the ground and in space. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech ...

Last week NASA announced the "clearest sign of life that we've ever found on Mars". Amazing news, or a "crushing blow" for humanity?

“The idea that Ryugu-like objects held on to ice for so long is remarkable,” he added. “It suggests that the building blocks ...

Astronomers have identified a tiny quasi-moon, 2025 PN7, orbiting near Earth for about 60 years. This 62-foot-wide near-Earth ...

Astronomers have discovered 3I/ATLAS, a massive interstellar comet speeding through our solar system. Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb says “it’s a possibility” that it could be an alien ship.

Scots have a 'very exciting' opportunity to stumble upon meteorite fragments across several locations, according to ...

NASA has responded to speculation that mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is actually an alien starship preparing to invade Earth.

The long-standing idea of planets forming in perfectly flat, orderly discs has been challenged by new research. Instead of calm, pancake-shaped structures of dust and gas, astronomers have now ...

Astronomers have discovered the raw ingredients of planets orbiting two infant stars, offering a glimpse into how new worlds ...