The Very Large Telescope's SPHERE instrument captured unprecedented images of 51 dusty rings shaping young planetary systems.

The Chandra X-ray Telescope is investigating the habitability of exoplanets. NASA explains. Credit: NASA/CXC/A. Hobart ...

Do they look similar to Jupiter? A new study finds they probably don't. Before getting into the details, let's talk about the ...

After decades of searching, astronomers may have finally stumbled upon the first moon known to exist beyond our solar ...

Earth's climate has swung between ice ages and warmer periods for millions of years, driven by subtle changes in our planet's ...

"We reported hints of methane, but the question is, 'is the methane attributable to molecules in the atmosphere of the planet ...

Many planets featured in Star Trek TNG share traits that scientists now look for when identifying exoplanets: rocky terrain, ...

Our Sun is about halfway through its life, which means Earth is as well. After a star exhausts its hydrogen nuclear fuel, its ...

Astronomers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), the National Centre of Competence in Research PlanetS, and the Trottier Institute for Research on Exoplanets (IREx) at the University of Montreal ...

There is a new method to detect and map spots on stars by "using observations from NASA missions of orbiting planets." ...

An international team including astronomers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the National Center of Competence in ...

Aliens might be transmitting communications signals to each other across exoplanets, some astronomers think. Since these ...