Astronomers were fascinated after spotting an object from interstellar space hurtling through the solar system earlier this ...

The official number of exoplanets—planets outside our solar system—tracked by NASA has reached 6,000. Confirmed planets are ...

NASA aims to study rocky planets similar to Earth and analyse their atmospheres for biosignatures. The James Webb Space ...

Stellar migration may greatly increase the number of habitable planets in the Milky Way. Future ESA missions will test these predictions with detailed exoplanet observations. What can the Galactic Hab ...

The closest technological species to us in the Milky Way galaxy could be 33,000 light years away and their civilization would ...

Some planets may be soot-rich rather than water-based. Atmosphere studies will be key to understanding their true nature. Astronomers generally consider water worlds to be among the most common types ...

That raises the possibility that the TRAPPIST-1e exoplanet could also have liquid water and therefore support life.

NASA has confirmed the existence of 6,000 exoplanets. This milestone highlights the diversity of planetary systems.

The planets have been nicknamed Earth's seven sisters. — -- An international team of astronomers has discovered seven potentially habitable exoplanets — or planets outside our solar system — that ...

The Milky Way, the galaxy that houses our solar system, is an enormous and complex structure filled with mysteries, motion and magnificent phenomena. Despite being our galactic home, many of us know ...

The Milky Way is our home galaxy with a disc of stars that spans more than 100,000 light-years. Though the Milky Way is generally always visible from Earth, certain times of year are better for ...