The discovery defies current understanding of how planets form. The star is only about a fifth the mass of the sun. Stars this size should host small planets akin to Earth and Mars under the leading ...

Astronomers have spotted a cosmic mismatch that has left them perplexed - a really big planet orbiting a really small star.

As the years go by, the chances of Europa hosting life seem to keep going down. But it's not out of contention yet.

But a team of scientists has created a new way to answer whether aliens exist. Daniel Apai, an astrophysicist and ...

"Studying the chemistry of ultra hot planets like WASP-121b helps us to understand how gas giant atmospheres work under ...

SCIENTISTS have stumbled across a new Super-Earth that orbits inside its star’s habitable zone with a new alien-hunting tool.