The JWST has spotted the presence of carbon dioxide on HR 8799’s four known planets, part of a system astronomers use to ...

A combination of cosmic processes shapes the formation of one of the most common types of planets outside of our solar system, according to a new study.

Barnard's Star is a small, dim star of the type that astronomers call red dwarfs. Consequently, even though it is one of the ...

For years, astronomers have searched the cosmos for planets capable of supporting life. Most efforts focus on the "habitable zone," the region around a star where a planet could have liquid water. But ...