In a recent study, a pair of researchers from the Carl Sagan Institute developed a model for finding exoplanets similar…
Using spectra obtained by Webb, an international team examined three TRAPPIST-1 exoplanets during a series of flares.
As of this month, astronomers have discovered 5,506 exoplanets orbiting other stars. That number is growing daily, and astronomers are…
A new study shows how existing observatories like the ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) can be upgraded to perform cutting-edge…
Astronomers are working hard to understand biosignatures and how they indicate life's presence on an exoplanet. But each planet we…
A new study estimates that there could be 11,000 habitable planets within 100 parsecs of our Sun, the nearest being…
Earth was once entirely molten. Planetary scientists call this phase in a planet's evolution a magma ocean, and Earth may…
The ESA launched Gaia in 2013 with one overarching goal: to map more than one billion stars in the Milky…
A new study recommends we stop looking for megastructures and start searching for advanced civilizations who have moved multiple planets…
New research from the Institute for Interstellar Studies explains how swarms of thousands of tiny spacecraft could maintain communications with…