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

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

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

If humanity was forced to leave Earth and settle on another planet, where would we go? Well, today, we will look at six of ...

For the first time, scientists have continuously monitored a planet's escaping atmosphere over a complete orbit, revealing ...

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

More research is needed before scientists can determine whether the recently observed methane signatures point to the presence of an atmosphere or are simply the result of contamination from the host ...

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

The RISTRETTO project, dedicated to observing Proxima b –the closest exoplanet to the Solar System — is reaching a new ...

SPHERE’s detailed images of dusty rings around young stars offer a rare glimpse into the hidden machinery of planet formation ...

Using direct imaging, astronomers have found a brown dwarf that could help test technology for taking snapshots of Earthlike ...