A gas giant the size of Jupiter, yet even heavier and denser, has captured the attention of astronomers across the world. This planet, now confirmed and named TOI-4465 b, lies roughly 400 light-years ...

A rogue planet was found in Hubble data using Einstein’s microlensing; event lasted 8 hrs and no host star was detected.

The exoplanet K2-18b has once again captured the attention of scientists and space enthusiasts alike, but this time for all ...

Scientists are turning to simulations and experiments to understand how life-indicating molecules behave, so we might know ...

Astronomers have confirmed the existence of a rare, retrograde-orbiting planet in a tight binary star system. Most stars throughout the Universe are part of binary or multiple star systems. In these ...

New observations are the first direct evidence of planets influencing their stars rather than just passively orbiting them ...

The search for life beyond the solar system is heating up. Though biosignatures around super-Earth K2-18b remain unconfirmed, ...

Researchers studied the L 98-59 system and confirmed five rocky planets. One is in the habitable zone and may support liquid water.

Lava planets may sound like science fiction, but they're very real for astrophysics professor Dr. Lisa Dang, who is studying ...

Ice crystals in Earth’s atmosphere sometimes align just right to create various striking visual effects, from a halo around the moon, to bright spots called sun dogs on either side of the sun in a ...

Signs of life on K2-18 b are revisited as a new NASA-led study finds no conclusive evidence for dimethyl sulfide, tempering ...

Modelling suggests that data collected by JWST will be able to distinguish between planets that are molten to the core and ...