A new study has identified a potentially record-breaking haul of transiting exoplanets, thanks to a machine learning ...

Planets orbiting stars beyond the solar system come in all shapes and sizes but mostly fit into a few categories: large and hot gas giants, super-Earths that are slightly larger than our planet, ...

Remember the WOW signal from 1977? A 72-second narrowband radio signal detected by Ohio State University's Big Ear radio telescope created a significant buzz. But then, everything went silent. For ...

Scientists have discovered unexpected water-ice clouds on a distant, Jupiter-like exoplanet, challenging current atmospheric models. By directly imaging Epsilon Indi Ab with the James Webb Space ...

From lava tubes on Mars to ice pockets on Europa, subterranean environments may offer the best chance of finding life—and living safely—beyond our planet. “I was like, ‘OK, I'm pretty sure that ...