An exoplanet has been discovered orbiting Barnard's star by the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope. Barnard ...

Researchers have detected the chemical fingerprints of gases that on Earth are produced only by biological processes.

An AI algorithm designed to look for planetary systems that could host Earth-like, habitable zone planets, has found 44 candidates.

Four small rocky planets confirmed orbiting nearby Barnard's star Astronomers have identified a quartet of small rocky planets orbiting Barnard's star - one of our closest stellar neighbors ...

Four small rocky planets confirmed orbiting nearby Barnard’s star Read full story Astronomers reveal 3D structure of an alien planet’s atmosphere Read full story Astronomers finally detect a rocky ...

Scientists have discovered a planet that is literally falling apart as it orbits its star. Located about 140 light-years from ...

A planet 140 light-years from Earth is rapidly coming apart due to its close proximity to its star. The roasting planet is effectively evaporating away: It sheds an enormous amount of surface minerals ...

In a memorable image from the 1977 film "Star Wars," the young hero Luke Skywalker gazes at two suns setting above the ...

Astronomers have described the first measurements of plasma layers within an interstellar shock wave that surrounds a pulsar.

Reuters/File WASHINGTON: The young hero Luke Skywalker gazes at two suns setting above the horizon on his desert planet Tatooine in a memorable image from the 1977 film "Star Wars".