Proxima Centauri b is the closest known exoplanet that could be in the habitable zone of its star. Therefore, it has garnered ...

In the vastness of the universe, distances between celestial bodies are mind-boggling, with even light taking thousands of ...

Traveling to Proxima Centauri, the closest star system to Earth, presents an enormous scientific challenge. The video ...

Proxima Centauri b is the closest known exoplanet to our solar system that is thought to be within the habitable zone of its star.

Astronomers have discovered yet another alien visitor to the Solar System.

Stars passing close to the sun could cause planets to collide, including with Earth, or even be ejected as rogue planets, new ...

By looking at the shifting of stars in photos from the New Horizons probe, astronomers have calculated its position in the ...

“This pioneering interstellar navigation demonstration and its accompanying publication show that a deep-space mission can ...

Mercury is the month's highlight, reaching greatest elongation July 4. Also on show in the Southern Hemisphere: Mars, Saturn, ...

The "unintentional electromagnetic leakage" from airport radars and military radar systems can be "detectable across ...

Astronomers have discovered over 100 new alien worlds so far this year — some many light-years away from Earth — that ...

This prompted Fermi to ask what was (to him) an obvious question: “where is everybody?” In a galaxy assumed to be filled with ...