Researchers have developed a new coronagraph that could make it possible to see distant exoplanets obscured by light from their parent stars.

Dr Nikku Madhusudhan's team detects signs of life on exoplanet K2-18b using James Webb Space Telescope, marking a historic ...

The exoplanet K2-18b could harbor a massive ocean, but scientists will need to study the planet more to see if it’s really ...

NASA’s Lucy will venture as close as 596 miles to this asteroid, an estimated 2½ miles in length but much shorter in width. Scientists should have a better idea of its size and shape following the ...

A team of astronomers claims to have sniffed out a “biosignature” in the atmosphere of a distant planet called K2-18b. But ...

During a brief but dramatic chapter in Earth's history about 41,000 years ago, the planet’s magnetic field nearly collapsed.

The ultimate purpose of PUNCH is to use its four instruments — three wide-field imagers (WFI) and a near-field imager (NFI) — ...

K2-18b, an exoplanet 120 light-years away, may be the best hope to confirm that life exists beyond Earth. Here's what to know ...

The discovery was made on a massive exoplanet known as K2-18b that for years has captivated scientists searching for life ...

In a potential breakthrough in the search for alien life, a team of international researchers has identified chemical compounds in the atmosphere of a far-off exoplanet that could point to the ...

Independent scientists described the findings as interesting, but not nearly enough to show the existence of life on another ...