When astronomers search for planets that could host liquid water on their surface, they start by looking at a star's ...

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The inner planets Mercury and Venus will both be visible in the east-southeast sky before sunrise on Tuesday, Nov. 25.

Our search for exoplanets is focused on Milky Way stars. It's been successful, with more than 6,000 detected so far.

Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), astronomers have discovered that aging stars in their so-called "red giant" phase are even more destructive to their orbiting planets than ...

Water isn't just delivered to planets by comets and asteroids — it can also be forged as worlds form, a new study finds.

The James Webb Telescope is reshaping our understanding of distant worlds, revealing exoplanet atmospheres, potential ...

A planetary parade is in store for the end of February, just over a month since the last one. If you missed January’s spectacle, make sure you tune in to this one. Here’s what you need to know and how ...

For the first time in more than 10 years, it will be possible to see all five bright planets together in the sky. Around an hour or so before sunrise, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, the ...

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 ...