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 ...

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 ...

Cloud cover is bad for picnics and for viewing stars through a telescope. But an exoplanet with dense or even total cloud ...

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.

Astronomers have recently served up a feast of knowledge, using a novel approach dubbed SPAM to shed light on the formation ...

Through international collaboration, a team of astronomers has confirmed two exoplanets and found hints of a third exoplanet ...

Despite having discovered more exoplanets than any other telescope, Kepler has been retired for the very simple reason that ...