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

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 ...

"This measurement of the planet population from planets somewhat larger than Earth all the way to the size of Jupiter and ...

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

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 ...

By analyzing data from NASA and the European Space Agency's Webb Space Telescope, the researchers found evidence of dimethyl ...