Earth" less than 20 light-years from our own planet is offering scientists new hope in the hunt for other worlds that could harbor life, according to an international team including researchers from ...

While researchers say they've found a potentially habitable planet, it'll take a new generation of telescopes to figure out more about life in the universe.

Discovery of 2017OF201, a large trans-Neptune Object, challenges previous beliefs about the Kuiper Belt and hints at the ...

Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery with the identification of TOI-715 b, a super-Earth exoplanet located 137 ...

A standout discovery was this new predatory sponge. Its spherical form is covered in tiny hooks that trap prey.

Two super-Earth-sized planets were discovered by NASA’s Kepler spacecraft orbiting a nearby sun-sized star known as HD 3167, located 150 light years away. While Kepler lost two of its four reaction ...

An international team of researchers has just revealed the existence of three Earth-sized planets in the binary stellar ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The outer reaches of our solar system just got a little more crowded, with astronomers spotting a previously unseen moon circling Uranus. Using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, a ...

Astronomers have discovered a brand-new world hiding out beyond Pluto. While exciting, the discovery of this new world could challenge long-standing theories of the existence of Planet Nine. In fact, ...

Astronomers have discovered that aging stars may be devouring their closest giant planets as they swell into red giants.