Volcanic planets with static crusts, called Ignan Earths, can maintain liquid oceans and temperate climates favorable to life.

In new research, University of California, Irvine astronomers describe how more than 200 known exoplanets are likely ...

Shrouded by a swirl of gas and dust, a gas giant, roughly three to ten times the size of Jupiter, was found in a new ...

Astronomers have discovered a giant exoplanet, significantly larger than Jupiter, concealed within the gas and dust disk of ...

With the moon sitting low in the sky during this phase of its 18.6-year cycle, it's the perfect time to try capturing this ...

Astronomers have discovered a massive exoplanet, potentially ten times the size of Jupiter, hidden within the protoplanetary disk of young star MP Mus.

Astronomers have uncovered a massive, hidden exoplanet nestled in the dusty disc of a young star—MP Mus—by combining cutting-edge data from the ALMA observatory and ESA’s Gaia mission. Initially ...

A monster exoplanet as big as 10 times the size of Jupiter has emerged from the stellar gas and dust surrounding a young star ...

Is the quest for habitable planets set to be revolutionized by a planet in plain sight a planet that was invisible until today, due to the glare of its host star? The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) ...

Lichens grow in a wide range of shapes and forms. Does their ability to resist UV radiation suggest how microbes might ...

A young planet named HIP 67522 causes violent eruptions on its star, dramatically accelerating the loss of its own atmosphere ...

The discovery of a potentially habitable exoplanet by the James Webb Space Telescope sparks fresh curiosity across science ...