Thousands of exoplanets have been discovered, only a select few show promise. Here we look at some of the most habitable exoplanets ever discovered ranked through their similarity to Earth. The result ...

and superior analysis of exoplanets already on the list. Today, astronomers have three primary (but nowhere near the only) instruments to discover and examine planets in the Milky Way. One more ...

On balconies and in backyards, Wi-Fi–enabled telescopes are connecting astronomy enthusiasts across six continents.

The trailblazing Harvard scientist, who documented the dominance of hydrogen and helium in stars, is still inspiring ...

For over 100 years, scientists have been hell-bent on talking to aliens, and new technology could give that hunt a boost.

Astronomers have discovered that sulfur may be a key to helping us narrow down our search for life on other planets. It's not that sulfur is a great indication that a planet is inhabited. Instead, ...

Prompt: "Given the following dataset representing daily temperatures in Celsius: [22, 25, 28, 26, 23, 21, 24, 27, 29, 30, 28, ...

There were theories, however, that Saturn’s rings were transient and could disappear within 50-to-200 million years, while ...

Artist's rendering of a potentially habitable super-Earth orbiting a star called HD 20794.Illustration credit: Gabriel Pérez Díaz, SMM (IAC) The ...

An illustration of one of Barnard’s Star's four exoplanets. © Illustration by International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R. Proctor/J. Pollard Astronomers ...

There have been many claims of exoplanets orbiting Barnard's Star over the years, dating all the way back to the 1960s. Barnard's Star is a red dwarf, also known as an M-dwarf, and is noticeable ...