One of the main questions in exoplanet science concerns M dwarfs (red dwarfs) and the habitability of exoplanets that orbit ...

The Chandra X-ray Telescope is investigating the habitability of exoplanets. NASA explains. Credit: NASA/CXC/A. Hobart ...

In 2025, astronomers sharpened their view of the planetary system around Proxima Centauri — the sun's closest stellar ...

What if, someday, we decided that the usefulness of our planet had run its course, and humans needed to scour space to find ...

The 247th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS 247) is being held Jan. 4 to Jan. 8 and will feature remarkable ...

So far, humanity has yet to find its first "exomoon"—a moon orbiting a planet outside of the solar system. But that hasn't ...

What planet is most like Earth? Reseachers have identified several exoplanets similar to our planet, but none that are an ...

Universe Today reports on a new telescope proposal that could help astronomers detect Earth-sized exomoons, explaining current limits, future technology, and why moons around distant planets matter ...

Experiments have revealed that the interaction between a hydrogen-rich atmosphere and a molten planet leads to high levels of water production. Through this process, planets could be enriched with ...

Astronomers do not have a photo of Kepler-22b, but they used the so-called 'transit method' to detect it from 640 light-years away. Credit: NASA / Ames / JPL-Caltech illustration In Apple TV’s ...

A strange world just 47 light-years from Earth is rewriting what scientists thought they knew about alien planets. Hidden ...

The purpose of the workshop, titled “Green Mars”, was to develop an “up-to-date perspective on the feasibility of terraforming Mars”.