Now, new data show that this is a world like nothing seen before. Using cutting-edge instruments on the Telescopio Nazionale ...

The astronomers spotted the planet using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an MIT-led mission that ...

"Could Life Be Hiding on Kepler 69c? Explore the potential for extraterrestrial organisms on a distant, Earth-like planet." ...

Astronomers have discovered that "super-Earth" planets may exist on wider orbits than previously thought — and this implies ...

In the quest to find approximately Earth-sized planets located in the "Goldilocks zone" i.e. neither too hot nor too cold) orbiting a star like our sun, today's date was an important one. Here's why.

Comets that have hit Earth have been a mixed bag. Early in Earth's history, during the solar system's chaotic beginning, they ...

The Webb telescope has spotted exoplanets circling white dwarf stars, proving that planets can survive their star’s violent ...

Astronomers from MIT have uncovered a dramatic celestial spectacle: a Mercury-sized exoplanet that is rapidly disintegrating ...

A rare and dramatic scene unfolds 140 light-years from Earth. A rocky planet, once whole, is now crumbling to dust under the ...