"The formation of planetary systems is not exclusive to stars but might also work around lonely starless worlds." ...

How can identifying land on exoplanets help scientists better understand whether an exoplanet could harbor life? This is what ...

A gas giant the size of Jupiter, yet even heavier and denser, has captured the attention of astronomers across the world. This planet, now confirmed and named TOI-4465 b, lies roughly 400 light-years ...

Another (and, in our view, more important) source of energy for life on Iceheim is the heat coming from its core, underneath ...

"This discovery was partly serendipity! But, we believe there are many more such opportunities hidden in Hubble data." ...

Astronomers have discovered a new exoplanet that may be habitable 35 light-years from Earth. Named L 98-59 f, it joins four ...

Signs of life on K2-18 b are revisited as a new NASA-led study finds no conclusive evidence for dimethyl sulfide, tempering ...

Ice crystals in Earth's atmosphere sometimes align just right to create various striking visual effects, from a halo around ...

Thousands of exoplanets have been found, but only a few stand out as truly Earth-like. These 16 may be the most promising homes for future life beyond our solar system.

A massive doomed exoplanet on a death spiral toward its parent star has three possible catastrophic fates. A massive planet ...

Scientists using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) discovered an exoplanet, which NASA defines as “any ...

While the search for exoplanets has revealed more than 4,000 planets beyond our solar system, researchers question what may be looking back. Astronomers compiled a list of stars that could host ...