Most have been found via microlensing: their gravity acts as a lens that boosts the light of a background star in a ...

A dazzling snapshot from ESO’s Paranal Observatory captures a rare sky parade — the Moon, a comet, and nearly every visible planet strung across the heavens. This celestial lineup is an optical ...

The Milky Way might be relatively small compared ... In 2023, scientists discovered a six-planet solar system 100 light years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. The result of a ...

The Webb telescope has spotted exoplanets circling white dwarf stars, proving that planets can survive their star’s violent ...

A new AI model from the University of Bern predicts planetary systems likely to host Earth-like planets. It could boost the ...

An international team including astronomers from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) has announced the discovery of a planet about twice the size of Earth orbiting its star ...

Astronomers have discovered that the magnetar SGR 0501+4516 is speeding through our galaxy at more than 110,000 mph. This ...

Searching for signs of life in the solar system and beyond has long been a quest for astronomers and scientists across a range of disciplines. A molecule detected twice on an "exoplanet" beyond our ...