The supposed "strange signals" were not mysterious at all, but commonly observed transit signals, according to NASA.

The hunt for worlds beyond our solar system has shifted from counting planets to confronting extremes that strain basic ...

NASA has confirmed that there are over 6,000 exoplanets floating out there in the galaxy, with another 8,000 exoplanets that ...

Worlds upon worlds await us in the cosmos and we’re finding more all the time. Before 1992, we weren’t even completely certain planets existed outside of our solar system. Now, astronomers are finding ...

A Southwest Research Institute-led study modeled the chemistry of TOI-270 d, an exoplanet between Earth and Neptune in size, finding evidence that it could be a giant rocky planet shrouded in a thick, ...

FREWSBURG — Recently, a new discovery has been made in the astronomy world in the form of a new exoplanet, Wolf 327b, which orbits the nearby red dwarf star, Wolf 327. The discovery has local ...

Astronomers have discovered that super-Earth exoplanets are more common across the universe than previously thought. While it can be relatively easy to locate worlds that orbit close to their star, ...

Explore how astronomers aim to identify signs of alien life by analysing the atmospheres of distant exoplanets through ...

"This makes TOI-2267 the first binary system known to host transiting planets around both of its stars." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

"Our approach gives astronomers an idea of how many spots a star might have, where they are located, and how bright or dark they are." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Stronger links between researchers who work on Earth’s and other planets’ atmospheres, and between the experimental, modelling and observational communities, will help to interpret the astronomical ...