Scientists have found thousands of planets outside our solar system, called exoplanets, throughout the galaxy. This artist’s ...

When the JWST finally began its long-awaited science operations in July 2022, there was a long list of targets awaiting its ...

“This milestone represents decades of cosmic exploration driven by NASA space telescopes — exploration that has completely changed the way humanity views the night sky,” Shawn Domagal-Goldman, acting ...

Pfalzner's models show that interstellar objects — bodies ejected from other star systems — could be captured by these planet ...

TRAPPIST-1, a planetary system 40 light years from Earth, could host a planet with an atmosphere and liquid water, but astronomers can’t be certain just yet.

The Hubble Space Telescope has recently captured extraordinary images of a rapidly collapsing star system in the Andromeda ...

NASA has officially tracked 6,000 confirmed exoplanets—planets outside our solar system—a milestone that reflects decades of ...