A superconducting kinetic inductance detector improves sensitivity limits needed for observing cold astrophysical objects, ...

A University of Iowa researcher has been awarded funding from NASA to create an interstellar map that could lead to more accurate observations of planets located outside our solar system — known as ...

Characteristic radio burst is evidence of a coronal mass ejection from outside our Solar System — plus, understanding the ...

“Biopigments are universal,” Coelho said. “They help life survive radiation, dryness, and other stresses. Now we have a new way to look for them—through the clouds of distant worlds. If life looks ...

Scientists have identified three Earth-sized planets orbiting two stars in the TOI-2267 system. Remarkably, planets transit ...

Astronomers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have discovered that the famous Pleiades star cluster, the ...

Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery on November 8, 2025, that challenges previous models of planetary water ...

What can sub-Neptune exoplanets teach astronomers about finding life beyond Earth? This is what a recent study published in ...

To reach Earth’s closest star system, Alpha Centauri, scientists are building a laser-powered spacecraft. To pull off ...

There are no confirmed exomoons, moons orbiting distant exoplanets in other solar systems. There are a few candidates, but ...

Now, thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), we’ve caught a glimpse of its wild, alien weather in action.