Thousands of exoplanets have been found, but only a few stand out as truly Earth-like. These 16 may be the most promising ...

Astronomers have discovered over 5,800 exoplanets, unveiling strange new worlds and the possibility of life beyond Earth. Explore the latest breakthroughs in our cosmic quest to understand the ...

An international team including astronomers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the National Center of Competence in ...

New simulations suggest TRAPPIST-1e's possible methane atmosphere may be a false signal from its star, raising fresh ...

Almost all planets in our solar system have moons – why not exoplanets? Astronomers believe they have discovered the first ...

The Wide Field Camera 3 instrument gives the telescope the ability to capture a panchromatic view of objects flying through ...

Seventy light-years from Earth, a star called Kappa Tucanae A harbors one of astronomy's most perplexing mysteries: dust so ...

Taejas Venkataraman explores what the discovery of white dwarf pollution can teach us about scientific investigation ...

A FIERY hell-world that would instantly roast visitors alive has a vast lava ocean – and may be packed with rare gems. The ...

As Santa sits at the North Pole anticipating the discovery of life on some far-flung planet he might be somewhat nervously scanning the latest scientific literature to see which exoplanets are hot top ...