In the search for habitable exoplanets, atmospheric conditions play a key role in determining if a planet can sustain liquid ...

Using radial velocity measurements, an international team of astronomers has identified a second planet orbiting a nearby ...

Scientists studying the rocky exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e may have found hints of an atmosphere. If confirmed, it could be an ...

An exoplanet has been discovered orbiting Barnard's star by the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope. Barnard's stars is the closest single star to Earth. Credit: ESO ...

With new telescopes coming online and fresh discoveries arriving almost weekly, the search is only accelerating. Each new world we find is more than a point of light somewhere in the great darkness.

The planet TRAPPIST-1e lies in its star’s Goldilocks zone, where water remains liquid – and an analysis suggests it might ...

The cosmic butterfly has also produced plenty of PAHs – large hydrocarbon molecules that could play a key early role in ...

In hopeful news in the search for ET, researchers have discovered signs suggesting an atmosphere surrounding an Earth-like ...

This quiz invites you to embark on a journey across the galaxy, exploring the science and wonder behind exoplanet discovery.

On September 11, 2025, astrophysicists at Michigan State University (MSU) revealed potential characteristics of other solar ...

When scientists discovered the first planet orbiting another star in 1995, few outside astronomy circles noticed. That planet ...

What if we told you the NASA has found a planet were we could potentially dip our toes in a few generation? Meet TOI-270d, ...