Published in the peer-reviewed The Astrophysical Journal, the research focuses on tidally locked planets, worlds that always ...

Scientists have discovered over 6,000 planets that orbit stars other than our sun, known as exoplanets. More than half of ...

In addition to shaping the interior of rocky planets, molten rock located deep within these planets may also contribute to ...

"A strong magnetic field is very important for life on a planet." ...

New research suggests Earth’s water came from sources other than meteorites, challenging long-standing theories on planetary ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a young star flinging heat-formed crystals outward on a cosmic conveyor belt, ...

More planets could be homes for aliens than we thought, scientists say - Planets we thought were not inhabitable might ...

Sweeping winds of vaporized metals have been found in a massive cloud that dimmed the light of a star for nearly nine months.

This artist's impression shows the star TRAPPIST-1 with two planets transiting across it. ExoMiner++, a recently updated open ...

Dark matter doesn't absorb or give off light so scientists can't study it directly. But they can observe how its gravity ...

Scientists at the American Museum of Natural History investigated old specimens that had been at the museum for decades and ...

NASA’s AI, ExoMiner++, is scanning TESS data, flagging 7,000 potential exoplanets. Open-source and powerful, it separates ...