"We found that hundreds of exoplanets are larger than they appear, and that shifts our understanding of exoplanets on a large ...

Astronomers are on a constant search for life out in the universe and a big part of that search is finding planets where life ...

The punishing radiation appears to be causing the planet to shed its atmosphere at a rate of at least 1 trillion grams per ...

"It's almost unfathomable to imagine what is happening to this planet. The planet's atmosphere simply cannot withstand the ...

This is a still from an animation showing asteroid 2024 YR4 as it passes by Earth and heads toward its potential impact with the Moon. This 3D shape of the asteroid was determined from data ...

They look like they belong on Earth. As we venture through the universe, scientists are finding uncanny - and sometimes unexpected - hints of Earth on other planets and moons.

What If Extraterrestrial Life Doesn’t Look Like Anything Found On Earth? ... Since the first discovery of an exoplanet in 1995, over 5,000 exoplanets, or planets orbiting other stars, ...