For decades, the search for alien life has revolved around a narrow ring around stars where liquid water could exist on a planet’s surface. That “habitable zone” remains important, but astronomers are ...

NASA has not, based on the sources available, held any briefing on an interstellar object that a professor publicly condemned as “deceptive.” The links provided instead point to word lists, language ...

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However, astronomers in Hawaii just spotted a pair of exciting discoveries — a huge exoplanet and a brown dwarf — using Japan ...

New research shows how the star's powerful outbursts could help scientists assess which worlds might support life.

Netflix has unveiled 'Tygo,' an action thriller that will see Blackpink's Lisa star alongside Don Lee and 'Squid Game' actor ...

Our search for exoplanets is focused on Milky Way stars. It's been successful, with more than 6,000 detected so far. Scientists are even beginning to move beyond mere detections, and working on ...

Of the seven Earth-sized worlds orbiting the red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1, one planet in particular has attracted the attention ...

More research is needed before scientists can determine whether the recently observed methane signatures point to the presence of an atmosphere or are simply the result of contamination from the host ...

This collection celebrates the 30 th anniversary of the detection of the first planet outside our Solar System orbiting a main sequence star. Experts reflect on the impact of various milestones in ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has opened a new chapter in planetary science, giving astronomers the ability to observe JWST exoplanets with a level of detail never before possible. Launched as ...