More research is needed before scientists can determine whether the recently observed methane signatures point to the presence of an atmosphere or are simply the result of contamination from the host ...

Our Sun is about halfway through its life, which means Earth is as well. After a star exhausts its hydrogen nuclear fuel, its ...

Like a toddler right before naptime, TRAPPIST-1 is a small yet moody star. This little star, which sits in the constellation ...

New high-contrast images from SPHERE show a stunning variety of debris disks shaped by collisions of tiny planet-building ...

Recently reported methane signatures detected by the James Webb Space Telescope could be a hint to it potentially harboring ...

Scorching planets that should be bone-dry may actually create their own water deep inside, forging oceans through molten rock ...

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Among the three initially reported TRAPPIST-1 planets, one of them—called ‘TRAPPIST-1d’ in the discovery publication 1 —was identified on the basis of only two transit signals, observed at a moderate ...

Tidally locked exoplanets, termed "eyeball planets," orbiting red dwarf stars within their habitable zones present unique conditions for potential habitability. These planets exhibit perpetually ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Universe is out there, waiting for you to discover it. Here in the Solar System, we can watch our star's eight planets orbit ...