Thousands of exoplanets have been discovered, only a select few show promise. Here we look at some of the most habitable ...

Of all the unanswered questions in modern science, perhaps the most talked about is whether we are alone in the universe. A ...

A phenomenon called gravitational lensing turned a galaxy into a "hall of mirrors of cosmic proportions," allowing for the discovery.

The hunt for exoplanets began in earnest in the 1990s when the first confirmed discovery was made. Since then, astronomers ...

The ultimate test of any change is whether ordinary citizens benefit. In education, we could ask if graduates at any level from primary to university exhibit certain characteristics.

An exoplanet has been discovered orbiting Barnard's star by the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope. Barnard's stars is the closest single star to Earth. Credit: ESO ...

New research sheds light on F-type stars. Could these hot and massive stars be the key to finding habitable planets and ...

The NASA Science Activation Program’s Astronomy Activation Ambassadors (AAA) project aims to measurably enhance student ...

Could we find alien life in 2025? Recent findings suggest we may be closer than ever to answering one of science's greatest ...

Once thought to be 8 billion years old, the star HD 110067 — famous for its six synchronized exoplanets — may be only 2.5 ...

A new study challenges traditional views of planet formation by showing discrepancies in the composition of gases between a developing exoplanet and its surrounding disk. The research, based on ...

Astronomers first discovered HIP 65426 b in 2017 ... makes this image so historic is that it opens up new possibilities for how we study exoplanets in the future. Because we have proven that ...