How close are we to discovering life beyond Earth? In this video, we explore the nearest exoplanets - worlds orbiting other ...

Stargazers in the U.S. can see Venus rising around 3 a.m. local time, with the Pleiades star cluster visible as a smudge of ...

Studies of 15 M-type stars have revealed new insights into the potential presence of exoplanets. A new study led by ...

Of all the planets visible from Earth, Mars has always felt different. Its soft red glow has caught the eye of sky-watchers ...

Alien worlds are a great way to indulge in those “what if” questions and watchers get a chance to see how different life ...

A fluffy, Jupiter-sized planet may be triggering deadly flares from its star, leading to the slow destruction of its own atmosphere.

When astronomers first discovered exoplanets, they found massive ones orbiting large stars. The technology to detect smaller planets around low-mass, dim red dwarfs took time to develop. By the ...

Asteroid Day reminds us of space rocks' power. Some asteroids hit Earth hard. One exploded over Chelyabinsk in 2013, injuring ...

China's Tianwen-2 probe continues on its journey to rendezvous with a near-Earth asteroid (NEA) before heading to the main ...

Astronomers using the European Space Agency's Cheops mission have caught an exoplanet that seems to be triggering flares of ...

EARTH is set to have three unexpectedly shorter than average days in the coming weeks – and it’s taken scientists by surprise ...