"With an orbital period of 570 days, it is a relatively cold gas giant planet," said Guðmundur Stefánsson of the University ...

Explore the impact of stellar flares on the potential for alien life. Discover how higher levels of UV radiation can both ...

Astronomers discovered the gas giant planet — dubbed a "hot Jupiter " — in 2016, but have continued to investigate this ...

New James Webb Space Telescope observations of a star cluster called NGC 346 are shedding light on how, when and where planets formed in the early universe.

If extraterrestrial civilizations exist with technology similar to ours, could they detect Earth? A team of SETI researchers ...

In the heart of our Milky Way galaxy, two gigantic "bubbles" extend roughly 50,000 light-years above and below the galactic ...

its proximity with us (only 20 light-years) means there is hope for future space missions to obtain an image of it," Cretignier said. There are likely more than a trillion planets in our galaxy ...

Exoplanets have captured the imagination of public and scientists alike and, as the search continues for more, researchers ...

The U.S. Postal Service has issued a new set of stamps celebrating the James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful space ...

Helium can help scientists detect the speed and direction at which we’re moving through space. Deuterium, which is left over ...

Watchers of the Connecticut skies should be able to watch the planets line up for 'parade' in February, and the start of ...