Astronomers have confirmed the existence of four planets orbiting a star less than 6 light-years away with help from some of ...

The search for habitable planets has taken a leap forward with new space telescopes probing exoplanet atmospheres for life.

These rather small planets are a stone's throw from Earth in galactic terms, but were too small for previous instruments to ...

Astronomers have made an exciting breakthrough by discovering four sub-Earth exoplanets orbiting Barnard’s Star, our closest ...

A distant exoplanet discovered, named Enaiposha, is unlike anything found in our own solar system, similar to a "super-Venus" ...

A team of Japanese researchers has harnessed the power of AI to uncover hidden structures in our galaxy. Using deep learning ...

Although black hole radiation can be catastrophic in some cases, it may assist life once oxygen has accumulated in the planet ...

Astronomers have constructed the first detailed 3D map of the properties of cosmic dust in our home galaxy. For their map, the astronomers used 130 million spectra from ESA's Gaia mission, results ...

Scientists have discovered a new planet, Enaiposha, that defies existing planetary classifications. Found 47 light-years away ...

At the center of most large galaxies, including our Milky Way, sits a supermassive black hole. These powerful objects sometimes enter active galactic nucleus (AGN) mode, where they pull in gas and ...