According to new simulations, many, even most, planets get ejected from their star early in their history Star Trek ...

Are we alone? Scientists investigate the rarity of life on Earth-like planets with groundbreaking telescopes and methods.

Yet despite the drumbeat of evidence, we still know of just one planet in the cosmos with life — the one you’re standing on.

2025 — A new study presents a compelling new model for the formation of super-Earths and mini-Neptunes -- planets that are 1 to 4 times the size of Earth and among the most common in our galaxy.

Researchers mapping a bubble of superheated gas that surrounds our solar system found a surprise, there is a tunnel that may ...

Astronomers have recently unveiled an extraordinary discovery in the cosmos: a new exoplanet named Enaiposha, located 47 light-years from our solar system. Initially thought to be a mini-Neptune, this ...

VISIONS of leaving Earth and launching humanity further into the cosmos are enough to get anyone starry-eyed. But the ...

If even a tiny fraction of these planets develop life, and a fraction of those develop intelligence and technology, the galaxy should be buzzing with signals, megastructures, or even interstellar ...

But by month's end the interval is closer to 1.75 hours. During these upcoming weeks the always-brilliant planet kindles even more, reaching a peak brightness of -4.7 by the end of the month.