A recent study that combines data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) with a detailed analysis published in The Astrophysical Journal provides compelling evidence that the Earth-sized exoplanet ...

A recent study combining observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and detailed analysis published in The ...

A mysterious world orbiting a dim red star could reshape the hunt for Earth-like planets. Scientists may have found something ...

The European Space Agency’s Plato spacecraft has safely arrived at ESTEC, ESA’s technical heart in the Netherlands. There, ...

A rocky, Earth-size planet located in our Milky Way galaxy may have an atmosphere around it, according to new research, ...

These celestial wonders can tell us a lot about the state of the atmosphere at home on Earth as well as on other planets.

The delicate balance that has allowed life to flourish here on our little planet has not been completely discovered elsewhere.

Science advances through data that don't fit our current understanding. At least that was Thomas Kuhn's theory in his famous ...

Using radial velocity measurements, an international team of astronomers has identified a second planet orbiting a nearby ...

JWST confirms GJ 1132 b lacks an atmosphere. This challenges the habitability of planets around M-dwarfs. Astronomers often encounter conflicting results when investigating cosmic questions. This is a ...

Astronomers studying an oddball brown dwarf called “The Accident” have finally spotted silane, a long-predicted silicon ...