High winds, hundreds of lightyears away! Dan Smith shows just how fast one planet's jet stream is moving. 🪐💨 ...

The Pliocene epoch, which lasted from 5.3 million to 2.6 million years ago, was a consequential time in Earth's history. The Isthmus of Panama formed, connecting North and South America, and the ...

A newly confirmed exoplanet around a nearby sunlike star might be astronomers’ best chance yet to look for life beyond the ...

The new exoplanet, Enaiposha, also known as GJ 1214 b has never been seen before and is now officially being called a "Super-Venus." ...

New research suggests that life could thrive on exoplanets with unique atmospheres, expanding the definition of habitability ...

The University of California San Diego is positioning itself as a leader in astronomical research as its new Department of ...

New research points toward an exoplanet that may be capable of supporting life 20 light-years away from Earth.

Scientists found an intriguing world in our galaxy.

Scientists have discovered a ‘super-Earth’ planet six times larger than our own which may have conditions suitable for life.

There might be a type of exoplanet without dry land. They're called "Hycean" worlds, a portmanteau of "hydrogen" and "ocean." ...

Planets with suns like Wolf 359 are subject to huge blasts of radiation that raise questions about their long-term ...

NASA’s TESS identifies BD+05 4868 Ab, a rapidly disintegrating exoplane The planet loses mass equivalent to Earth's moon every million years Researchers to study it further using the James Webb Space ...