NASA’s exoplanet tally has climbed to 6,000, revealing bizarre and beautiful worlds far stranger than our own.

From 1985 to 2014, Jean Mueller supported astronomers from around the world who came to Palomar to use its iconic instruments ...

Exoplanets aren't the only objects floating around other stars—they likely have comets and asteroids as well. Even some of ...

This number is monitored by NASA's Exoplanet Science Institute (NExScI) located at the California Institute of Technology's IPAC. Currently, there are over 8,000 candidate planets awaiting ...

NASA has confirmed 6,000 exoplanets, marking a major milestone in humanity’s quest to understand other worlds. From gas ...

When the ESA launched the Gaia spacecraft in 2013, it didn't generate the same fanfare as the launch of other missions like the JWST, or first light from telescopes like the Vera Rubin Observatory.

Scientists from the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory have uncovered the process of gas accretion in star formation, shedding light on how gas flows towards a forming star's disk.

Researchers from the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have revealed for the first ...

A significant object has just passed through our planet's vicinity without incident. This passage, although safe, has captured the full attention of astronomers worldwide. This is asteroid ...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has officially tracked 6,000 confirmed exoplanets—planets outside our solar system. This milestone reflects decades of cumulative discoveries ...

It's been 30 years since the discovery of the first planet around another star like our Sun. With every new discovery, ...

"This is four times more people than saw Neil Armstrong walk on the moon. Think about what a world event this is going to be.