The excitement centers on LHS 1140b, a planet orbiting a faint red dwarf star in the Cetus constellation. Recent observations ...

Among Kepler and TESS's many surprising exoplanet discoveries are the ultra-short-period (USP) planets. These planets move very quickly and complete an orbit in less than 24 hours. Ancient astronomers ...

Most of the planets that have been discovered and observed so far have been seen indirectly. Seeing planets directly is a ...

When scientists study exoplanets, planets orbiting stars other than the Sun, they often lack three-dimensional information.

Finding an Earth-like world beyond the solar system is the holy grail of exoplanet research, and the field has seen ...

Some exoplanets absorb almost every ray of visible light that reaches them. Their darkness is revealing unexpected clues about the strange atmospheres surrounding distant worlds.

In the near future, powerful new telescopes will power a big leap in exoplanet science. Telescopes like the Extremely Large Telescope, the Giant Magellan Telescope, and the Habitable Worlds ...

Host Dave Schlom is joined by two scientists deeply involved in NASA's latest orbiting observatory, the Nancy Grace Roman ...

Comets carried potential ingredients for life, but new models suggest atmospheric breakup, impact heat and dilution made ...

Kathleen Mandt, a NASA scientist, is heading a project to launch an unmanned vehicle to find watch ice on the south pole of ...

The weather on distant planets can tell us a lot about them, including how they formed, what they're made of, and how likely it is that we might find life there. However, there's not much ...

For example, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and other religions that originate in the Global East "have always conceived of the universe as vast, as going through many cycles of existence," says Jeffery ...