We often focus on space observatories that peer beyond Earth. But the vast majority of satellites stare right back at us.

Scientists are using an array of instruments to detect other planets, some of which may harbor life—and others that most ...

Astronomers used ALMA to observe Proxima Centauri and found frequent, intense flares that could destroy atmospheres of nearby ...

An asteroid discovered over 200 years ago which is roughly the size of Germany would have catastrophic consequences for life ...

Earlier this week, Saturn gained a whopping 128 new official moons, as the International Astronomical Union recognised ...

We've known for over 30 years that there are other stellar systems in our galaxy, but we don't have any idea how many there ...

Astronomers finally spotted evidence of auroras on Neptune after years of searching, raising new questions about the planet.

So in some sense, alien worlds were not first discovered in the 1990s or even the 1980s. It took nearly a century to fully ...

The two exoplanets, or planets outside of our solar system, orbit a star called TOI-1453, which is slightly cooler and ...

Astronomers have recently unveiled an extraordinary discovery in the cosmos: a new exoplanet named Enaiposha, located 47 ...

All planets are made of gas, ice, rock and metal, and models of how planets form usually assume that these materials don't ...

Scientists estimate there are ~1 septillion (1 followed by 24 zeros) planets in the observable universe. This figure is based ...