So-called M dwarfs are the most common stars in the Milky Way. A research team has determined around which of them Earth-like ...

The search for life beyond our planet continues, and one of the most underappreciated tools in an astrobiologist's toolkit is ...

Studies of 15 M-type stars have revealed new insights into the potential presence of exoplanets. A new study led by ...

For the first time, the powerful telescope has discovered an exoplanet not previously known to scientists. Find out more here ...

TOI-6894 b, the largest exoplanet relative to its host star yet seen, doesn’t fit the most widely accepted formation model ...

A unique gas giant has been confirmed through global teamwork, offering insights into planetary formation and future ...

An exoplanet is any planet beyond our solar system. Most of them orbit other stars, but some free-floating exoplanets, called ...

The James Webb telescope has captured some seriously cool direct images of a planet beyond our solar system. This is the ...

Webb Telescope captures TWA 7 b, a Saturn-mass planet 50 AU from its star, proving its ability to directly image smaller ...

Astronomers spotted exoplanet AT2021ueyL b, a gas giant 3,262 light-years away, using microlensing. It orbits in the galactic ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has achieved a historic milestone by capturing the first direct image of an exoplanet.

Can desert lichen survive extreme UV radiation? Study shows it might hold clues to how life could exist on distant, ...