The findings provide strong evidence that four giant exoplanets 130 light-years from Earth formed much like Jupiter and ...

The primary mirror array will be 128 feet (39 meters) across, allowing it to gather more light and greater detail than any ...

An observational tango has thus emerged between the two methods. The transit method generates a large number of “candidates”, ...

An international team, including University of Geneva researchers, discovered a super-Earth named TOI-512 b orbiting a star ...

For now, it looks like NASA’s orange behemoth has a little life left in it. All the hardware for the Artemis II mission has ...

A precise mass can be determined for the companion when direct imaging is combined with radial velocity measurements. In some ...

Early simulations show that it would take only 10 hours for the forthcoming ELT to find signs of life near Proxima Centauri.

Scientists estimate there are ~1 septillion (1 followed by 24 zeros) planets in the observable universe. This figure is based ...

Large and small planets are born from very different circumstances, according to data from NASA’s now-retired space telescope ...

With METIS and MICADO, two instruments for what will be the largest optical telescope in the world, the Extremely Large ...

JWST's findings in the HR 8799 system provide key insights into gas giant formation, revealing carbon dioxide and enriching ...

Reflecting on the potential for extraterrestrial life can inspire awe and have a profound effect on your worldview ...