Scientists have discovered unexpected water-ice clouds on a distant, Jupiter-like exoplanet, challenging current atmospheric ...

Starlight has been the key to finding thousands of exoplanets over the past decade, but researchers have found a new way to ...

This not-so-little piece of equipment could change astronomy forever. And it could be about to find alien life. Maybe in a ...

Scientists using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have found a unique planet in another star system that’s shaped like a lemon. The lopsided Jupiter-style planet is so bizarre that it may blur the ...

New research suggests that many planets previously considered promising for life may, in fact, be far less hospitable. A ...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)'s Perseverance Mars rover made an unbelievable discovery on the planet of Mars that doesn't seem to be from that planet. Indeed, a roughly ...

Alien solar systems that are home to so-called "hot Jupiters" — gas giants circling sizzlingly close to their stars — are unlikely homes for Earth-like planets, researchers say. Hot Jupiters get their ...

New discoveries and fresh looks at familiar worlds show how far exoplanet science has come — and how much remains unknown. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

The LHS 1903 system defies expectations with a rocky outer planet, prompting new ideas about how planets form and evolve.