For decades, astronomers have searched for something they cannot see. They call it dark matter—an invisible substance thought ...
Earth’s turbulent atmosphere makes it hard to detect new planets from the ground. Astronomer Rebecca Jensen-Clem is working ...
On October 6 1995, at a scientific meeting in Florence, Italy, two Swiss astronomers made an announcement that would transform our understanding of the universe beyond our solar system. Michel Mayor ...
Astronomers have just discovered WASP-193b, an extraordinarily low-density giant planet orbiting a distant Sun-like star. An international team led by researchers from the EXOTIC Laboratory of the ...