The Kepler space telescope has helped us discover many potentially habitable exoplanets that may harbour life. How does it ...

A fresh look at past data reveals that exoplanets with masses similar to Jupiter formed much sooner than previously thought, ...

Scientists from UNSW Sydney have located a potential new exoplanet—a planet that orbits a star outside of our solar ...

Scientists using JWST have uncovered striking cloud formations and extreme heat contrasts on LTT 9779 b, a rare ultra-hot ...

Among the roughly 10 billion white dwarf stars in the Milky Way galaxy, a greater number than previously expected could provide a stellar environment hospitable to life-supporting exoplanets, ...

If you’re looking to refinance—or in some cases buy a new home—a 10-year mortgage might be a good option for you. Here are the current 10-year mortgage rates and how you can find the right ...

Many biological molecules are chiral, meaning they exist in two forms that are mirror images of each other, like left and ...

Astronomers have discovered nearly 6,000 planets beyond our own solar system. Here's how — and how we'll find even more.

Studying the orbits of thousands of exoplanets shows that large planets tend to have elliptical orbits, while smaller planets tend to have more circular orbits. This split coincides with several other ...

The agency announced on Monday afternoon (Feb. 10) that it has picked SpaceX to launch Pandora, a 716-pound (325-kilogram) satellite designed to help scientists better understand how our understanding ...

Is it possible that dark matter, which makes up 85% of the cosmic matter budget, is simply a collection of primordial black ...