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European astronomers report the discovery of a second alien world in the TOI-1422 planetary system located some 500 light ...

The James Webb Telescope is reshaping our understanding of distant worlds, revealing exoplanet atmospheres, potential ...

When astronomers search for planets that could host liquid water on their surface, they start by looking at a star's habitable zone. Water is a key ingredient for life, and on a planet too close to ...

Our search for exoplanets is focused on Milky Way stars. It's been successful, with more than 6,000 detected so far.

Exoplanet TOI 1227 b is being bombarded by x-rays from its host red dwarf star, causing it to “shrink from the size of ...

For decades, the search for alien life has revolved around a narrow ring around stars where liquid water could exist on a planet’s surface. That “habitable zone” remains important, but astronomers are ...

A nearby binary star system is bereft of giant planets, but scientists think it may still be a decent place to look for life.

A new study of the red dwarf system TOI-3884 has uncovered rare, persistent spot-crossing signals that reveal unusually detailed information about the star’s magnetic activity and the planet’s orbital ...

On this week’s episode of our YouTube exclusive show Space Beat, host Rob Landers and space team reporter Eric Lagatta discuss newly discovered evidence of UFOs in the skies around our nuclear test ...

As my kids grew up, I feared losing them. But by embracing their music, hobbies, and passions, I found new ways to connect ...

I love when automakers let their designers go hog wild on concept vehicles, and Hyundai's Irvine, California-based team ...