New research has unveiled the potential for an atmosphere around an Earth -sized planet located approximately 40 light-years ...

The idea was that high-powered lasers would propel tiny probes to 20 percent of the speed of light, impelling them with ...

If you were able to land on Uranus, which you can’t because it is made of gas, you would be greeted with something that ...

Astronomers have discovered a hungry baby planet gobbling up material around an infant star located around 430 light-years from Earth. The planet has been given the suitably cute name WISPIT 2b.

"Our approach gives astronomers an idea of how many spots a star might have, where they are located, and how bright or dark they are." NASA scientists have devised a new way to use planets that cross, ...

Large exoplanets are more easily detected than small ones. It's axiomatic. While large planets block out more starlight during transits, small planets block out much less, letting them hide in the ...

Dark matter is one of the biggest puzzles in science. Although it makes up about 85 percent of all matter in the universe, it has never been directly observed. You can’t see it, touch it, or hold it ...

What role can the relationship between oxygen (O 2) and ozone (O 3) in exoplanet atmospheres have on detecting biosignatures? This is what a study submitted to Astronomy & Astrophysics hopes to ...

When scientists discovered the first planet orbiting another star in 1995, few outside astronomy circles noticed. That planet, 51 Pegasi b, opened the door to a field that now boasts more than 5,000 ...

Using the Calar Alto 3.5-meter telescope, researchers captured near-infrared observations of helium escaping the atmosphere of a gas giant exoplanet called WASP-69b. Credit: Space.com / animation: ...