When astronomers announced last month they might have discovered the most promising hints of alien life yet on a distant ...

In April, astronomers said they had detected a possible signature of life on the exoplanet K2-18b. Now, three independent ...

A new device uses quantum optics to filter out starlight in real time — bringing scientists closer to directly observing ...

As the James Webb telescope becomes operational, we'll soon start receiving more data than ever before on the exoplanets nearest to us. The only problem is.... what ARE the exoplanets nearest to us?

Researchers found that a tidally locked planet like our nearest neighbor Proxima b could produce significant lightning storms ...

Last month, astronomers claimed to have found the strongest evidence ever of alien life on a distant exoplanet named K2-18 b.

Tracking exoplanets via orbital mechanics isn't easy. Plenty of variables could affect how a planet moves around its star, and determining which ones affect any given exoplanet requires a lot of data ...