In the quest to find approximately Earth-sized planets located in the "Goldilocks zone" i.e. neither too hot nor too cold) ...

A Southwest Research Institute-led study modeled the chemistry of TOI-270 d, an exoplanet between Earth and Neptune in size, ...

James Webb space telescope appears to observe ‘tipping point’ chemical compounds on planet 124 light years from Earth ...

A new 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, hot atmosphere. TOI-270 d is ...

A new model has been developed to simulate interstellar activity within our solar system and the nearby Alpha Centauri system ...

Astronomers have detected molecules on exoplanet K2-18b that may have been produced by simple organisms, claiming it's the ...

The mysteries of the Universe are as vast as the Universe itself. Proof of this is the recent discovery made by astronomers at the University of North Carolina. They chanced upon a very large planet ...

By analyzing data from NASA and the European Space Agency's Webb Space Telescope, the researchers found evidence of dimethyl ...

If you thought planets only circled stars in neat, flat disks, think again. Scientists have uncovered compelling evidence for ...

Combination of Cosmic Processes Shapes the Size and Location of Sub-Neptunes ... of one of the most common types of planets outside of our solar system, according to a new ...

A distant world unlike any planet in our own solar system could potentially be “teeming” with life, according to a ...