Astronomers recently announced a tantalizing discovery: using the James Webb Space Telescope, researchers detected potential ...

Space is full of surprises but few are as unique as the so-called "cotton candy planets." These young, giant exoplanets have an incredibly low density and are quite light and airy in weight that is ...

By Dave Prosper Astronomers have been trying to discover evidence that worlds exist around stars other than our Sun since the ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have directly detected the faint glow of a planet that’s colder than any ...

In 2020, astronomers detected WD 1856+534 b, a gas giant that orbits a star 81 light-years from Earth. This exoplanet, which ...

"It's like trying to spot a fish by looking for ripples in a pond, rather than trying to see the fish itself." ...

Astronomers published evidence of possible biosignatures on the planet K2-18b earlier this month, but another look at the ...

The Milky Way is known to host a diverse array of planetary systems, providing astronomers with extensive insights into how ...

A Harvard professor questions whether research conducted at the University of Cambridge about life on K2-18b is accurate.

Could a leopard survive on an exoplanet with no oxygen and completely alien conditions? This mind-bending exploration dives ...

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

College of the Canyons marked a major milestone with its 30th annual Star Party, held at the Canyon Country campus.