WASHINGTON >> Astronomers have identified a quartet of small rocky planets orbiting Barnard’s star - one of our closest ...

Basant's team, which also includes a researcher from Heidelberg University, found the exoplanets using the 8-meter Gemini ...

Astronomers have identified a quartet of small rocky planets orbiting Barnard's star - one of our closest stellar neighbors - ...

Scientists have identified a promising new way to detect life on faraway planets, hinging on worlds that look nothing like ...

In the search for extraterrestrial life, water worlds have become the focus of research. Now there is a recommendation on ...

This orientation prevented the lander's solar panels from capturing enough sunlight, and Intuitive Machines declared Athena ...

Astronomers have discovered four rocky exoplanets orbiting Barnard's star, the closest single star to our solar system. All four are too hot for life due to close orbits. These findings advance the ...

Scientists discovered that methyl halides, a gas produced by microbes, could be a biosignature for life on distant planets.

A Pasadena resident is among the student winners of the prestigious Regeneron Science Talent Search, America's oldest science ...

Celestial discoveries: Paz won the $250,000 top prize for his research on detecting objects in the night sky. Using ...

Amateur astronomers have lost one of the jewels of the night sky – the rings of Saturn. The majestic planet has slipped from ...