Earth has been considered the only habitable planet, but recent discoveries suggest we might not be alone. Thanks to advancements in space exploration, more and more exoplanets are being identified as ...

Using NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope, astronomers discovered the first Earthsize planet orbiting a star in the “habitable zone” of Kepler-186f in 2014. Credit... NASA Ames/JPL-Caltech, T. Pyle ...

Curious about the strangest planets out there? Prepare to dive deep into the cosmos, where bizarre and incredible exoplanets await. These planets are so unusual that they challenge everything we know ...

Ancient Greek astronomers were the first to gather knowledge about space exploration. Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos could ...

Indeed, this was how the most successful exoplanet hunter so far, NASA's Kepler space telescope, discovered over 3,300 confirmed exoplanets and thousands more candidates. You may like ...

Professional astronomers don't make discoveries by looking through an eyepiece like you might with a backyard telescope.

The core portion of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has successfully completed vibration testing, ensuring it will withstand the extreme shaking experienced during launch. Passing this ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists found a dusty disk surrounding the dying white dwarf creating the famous Ring Nebula.

With the help of the James Webb Space Telescope, a team of astronomers has broken the record for the oldest, most distant galaxy detected to date by humans.. In a preprint study, still awaiting ...

Dozens of NASA space missions could be axed under Trump's budget: Here's a look at 6 The budget request proposes slashing NASA funding by nearly 25% mostly by eliminating a significant portion of ...

The Cat's Eye Nebula, also known as NGC6543, formed when an aging sun-like star cast its outer layers into space, forming a dense central cocoon of dust surrounded by a diffuse veil of stellar ...

According to Wang, Kepler-725c, which is 1.6 billion years old versus our 4.5-billion-year-old planet, had remained undetected in the data accrued by NASA’s now-defunct Kepler Space Telescope.