Among the most prevalent stars in our galaxy are red dwarfs, M-dwarf stars that are smaller and cooler than our Sun. The majority of them possess at least one rocky planet of comparable size ...

This doesn’t mean Mars causes ice ages on its own. Orbital cycles are only part of the picture. Earth’s oceans, atmosphere, ...

New simulations show red planet affects Milankovitch cycles that shape how solar energy is distributed on Earth over millions ...

At half the size of Earth and one-tenth its mass, Mars is a featherweight as far as planets go. Yet new research reveals the ...

A decade of observations of four planets around the young planetary system V1298 Tau revealed a rare, long-sought missing ...

At the beginning of the exoplanet age, the goals were fairly simple. The first was to find as many of them as possible to ...

Researchers uncover how Mars affects Earth’s orbit, offering new insight into the planetary forces behind ice ages.

Scientists measured mass and distance of free floating planet drifting through space without star for first time.

For the first time, astronomers have found a planet the size of Earth around another star. The scientists, using a sophisticated NASA observatory that scans incoming light from stars, announced the ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a large space telescope which collects light at infrared wavelengths. It has been ...