Most of them orbit other stars, but some free-floating exoplanets, called rogue planets ... carbon-based molecules were found ...

How many Earth-like exoplanets orbit M dwarf stars (Red dwarf stars), which are smaller and cooler than our Sun? This is what ...

To answer these questions, the European space mission PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) will launch at the end of 2026 and will begin searching for exoplanets from 2027. Its focus ...

Recent studies reveal that low-mass stars frequently host Earth-like planets, with four new exoplanets recently identified by Heidelberg University astronomers.

Astronomers have discovered over 100 new alien worlds so far this year — some many light-years away from Earth — that ...

In a significant advance for space exploration, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has directly detected a new exoplanet; TWA ...

In this week’s episode of Space Minds David Ariosto sits down Nathalie Cabrol, Director of the Carl Sagan Center at the SETI Institute who explains why the Red Planet may hold answers about ...

According to the latest studies led by Heidelberg University astronomers, low-mass stars quite often host Earth-like planets. Data collected as part of the CARMENES project were the basis of this ...

The search for life beyond our planet continues, and one of the most underappreciated tools in an astrobiologist's toolkit is ...

Solar flares can reshape exoplanet atmospheres within days, affecting temperature, winds, and potential habitability.

For the first time ever, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured an unprecedented image of an exoplanet outside ...