In a solar system far, far away NASA have discovered a planet which they think 'might be remarkably similar to Earth', though ...

Previous Spitzer studies have indicated the formation of complex molecules in the Helix Nebula.

The James Webb telescope has made another stunning discovery -- this time of a massive planet that could potentially sustain life, according to multiple space agencies. Astronomers have captured ...

The exoplanet is believed to be one of the farthest known from Earth. This artist's map of the Milky Way shows the location of one of the farthest known exoplanets, lying 13,000 light-years away. Most ...

NASA's Kepler mission, which has been searching the skies for Earth-like planets since 2009, has confirmed the discovery of a whopping 715 new planets orbiting around 305 stars. That bring the count ...

The Milky Way just got a lot more crowded — with planets. NASA on Tuesday announced 1,284 new planets orbiting stars outside our solar system, called exoplanets. That's on top of the approximately ...

Astronomers are researching an Earth-like exoplanet that could contain water, according to NASA. The exoplanet, named TRAPPIST-1 e, is being monitored by the James Webb Space Telescope, the most ...

NASA has released its first image of a planet outside of our solar system. Astronomers used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to take a direct image of the exoplanet, described as a "gas giant." NASA ...

February evenings are quietly setting the stage for a wide planetary lineup, visible soon after sunset and stretching across ...

A red dwarf star 330 light-years away appears to be annihilating a baby Jupiter-size planet in its orbit. Credit: NASA / CXC / SAO / M. Weiss illustration Astronomers have taken a close look at one of ...

This artistic impression shows the collision of two planetesimals in the young, evolving planetary system of Fomalhaut. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured the dramatic aftermath of two violent ...