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

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

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

Excitement around the potential discovery of alien life on exoplanet K2-18b is fading as new analyses cast doubt on initial claims.

Thousands of exoplanets have been discovered, only a select few show promise. Here we look at some of the most habitable exoplanets ever discovered ranked through their similarity to Earth. The result ...

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

Tigers are built for stealth, power, and precision on Earth—but what if they had to hunt on an exoplanet? Would their sharp claws and lightning-fast reflexes still work in low gravity, extreme ...

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

Roman was similarly designed with a focused set of science goals, including exploring an uncharted region of exoplanet ...

(Web Desk) - A ‘super-Earth’ exoplanet has been found outside of our solar system and it could have the right conditions to sustain life. The new planet, named HD 20794 d, was originally discovered ...

What's more, no exoplanets with emission spectra cooler than 275 K (1.85 °C; 35.33 °F) - comparable to Earth - have been observed either. WD stars present a unique opportunity to detect and ...

A team of astronomers led by a British student found traces of the first-ever-discovered planet moving in a polar orbit ...