Scientists have discovered four new Earth-like rocky planets orbiting Barnard's Star, just six light-years away. Using advanced technology, these are the smallest exoplanets detected via the ...

Every now and then, space surprises us– and this time, the buzz is all about four small rocky planets found around one of our closest stellar neighbours. No, they’re not Earth 2.0. But they do ...

The search for Earth-like exoplanets—planets orbiting stars other than our sun—is a central topic in today's planetary research, because extraterrestrial life is most likely to be found there ...

Mike Brown is convinced that beyond Neptune, at the far reaches of our solar system, there's an unseen giant planet. "This is the 5th largest planet in our solar system, lurking out there ...

But in the case of planets, it’s possible that most of them are. Rogue planets—planets that are adrift in space, unmoored from any star—have been a topic of science fiction for a long time ...

Anna Solomon is Wallpaper*’s Digital Staff Writer, working across all of Wallpaper.com’s core pillars, with special interests in interiors and fashion. Before joining the team in 2025, she was Senior ...

Daniel Apai receives funding for astrobiology research from NASA, the Heising-Simons Foundation, and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. A team of astronomers announced on April 16, 2025, that ...

As the ball warps the sheet, a planet bends the fabric of space-time, creating the force that we feel as gravity. Any object that comes near to the body falls towards it because of the effect.

selected by Wallpaper* architecture editor Ellie Stathaki Stathaki presents her top 10 architecture stories of 2023, from a world-leading festival to lesser-known 20th-century architecture, ...

Ever since Sunday, April 12, Mercury, Venus, and Saturn have been in a visible planetary alignment—aka when multiple planets line up together on one side of the sun at once. Now, from a purely ...

The moon and two planets will align this week to create a smiley face in the sky — and you can see it if you wake up before the sun on Friday. In the early hours of Friday, April 25 ...

We are in the midst of International Dark Sky Week, a time dedicated to appreciating the beauty of the night sky and recognizing its vital importance to our planet. Recommended Videos --> When and ...