A combination of cosmic processes shapes the formation of one of the most common types of planets outside of our solar system, according to a new study.

Scientists have discovered four planets orbiting Barnard's Star, the closest solitary star to Earth, located 5.96 light-years ...

Barnard's Star is a small, dim star of the type that astronomers call red dwarfs. Consequently, even though it is one of the ...

"We have been waiting for 10 years to confirm that our finely tuned operations of the telescope would also allow us to access ...

MAROON-X was specifically designed to detect tiny exoplanets orbiting red dwarf stars by detecting the minuscule ...

Researchers are using basalt spectra to study exoplanets and search for water with the James Webb Space Telescope. By ...

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

The planets are all too hot for life as we know it, but astronomers haven’t given up searching for more planets in Barnard's ...

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We all know Mars as the "Red Planet," but how did it earn its nickname? Scientists once believed our planetary next-door neighbor got its rusty hue from hematite, a common iron ore known for its ...

Left to Right: Planet Detroit's Spring 2025 Neighborhood Reporting Lab Cohort: Heidi Ausgood, Perry Sylvester, Thomas Obioha, Sonja Stuckey, Akilah Russell, Shannon Mackie, Marcia Spivey, Tamia Davis, ...

On the evening of February 28, all seven of the other planets in our solar system will be visible in the night sky at the same time. Last month, a planetary parade saw six planets in the night sky ...