The discovery of water ice around a distant star is allowing scientists to study how the key ingredient for life is delivered ...

Scientists uncover how a new exoplanet changes its host star's chemistry and magnetic behavior in twin-star systems, offering ...

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

Astronomers have announced the discovery of a new dwarf planet in our solar system, named 2017 OF201. Located far beyond ...

Since its launch, the James Webb Space Telescope has delivered mind-blowing discoveries - from ancient galaxies formed just after the Big Bang to brand-new exoplanets, mysterious cosmic structures, ...

The lone planet confirmed to be in the system is squeezed in between the two, orbiting at a distance similar to Earth's distance from the Sun. And, as an added bonus, the planet is orbiting backward ...

An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new giant exoplanet around an M-dwarf star (GEMS). The ...

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

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Scientists have discovered unknown bacteria that have never been seen on Earth living inside a cabin on China 's Tiangong ...

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

Even at the present time, when humanity possesses extremely modern giant ground observatories, as well as advanced space ...