So-called M dwarfs are the most common stars in the Milky Way. A research team has determined around which of them Earth-like ...

An exoplanet is any planet beyond our solar system. Most of them orbit other stars, but some free-floating exoplanets, called ...

TOI-6894 b, the largest exoplanet relative to its host star yet seen, doesn’t fit the most widely accepted formation model ...

A theory by Albert Einstein has helped astronomers discover a rare exoplanet, sparking new ideas of where they can be found.

James Webb’s mid-infrared vision has likely captured a frigid, Saturn-mass planet shaping the dusty rings around the nearby ...

Out of this World Exploration of our mysterious universe took a giant leap forward after scientists harnessing NASA's James ...

New research says that the search for extraterrestrial life may be too narrow, as life could thrive in conditions far different from Earth's.

The skepticism and debate around the question of "are we alone in the universe" makes the field of astrobiology more cautious ...

Recent studies reveal that low-mass stars frequently host Earth-like planets, with four new exoplanets recently identified by Heidelberg University astronomers.

Astronomers have discovered over 100 new alien worlds so far this year — some many light-years away from Earth — that ...

In a significant advance for space exploration, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has directly detected a new exoplanet; TWA ...

Using gravitational microlensing, scientists have discovered a rare, large planet at the edge of the Milky Way. The planet is ...