Exoplanet hunters Christopher Watson and Annelies Mortier explain the long search for a 'twin Earth' capable of sustaining ...

Astronomers detected a gigantic wave pattern in a large portion of the Milky Way galaxy by analyzing data from young stars.

The interstellar visitor would soon be out of our sight as its trajectory passed by the Sun, but not before our space probes ...

In the 30 years since the discovery of 51 Pegasi b, more than 6,000 planets outside our Solar System have been catalogued.

The detection of the molecule phosphine in a brown dwarf’s atmosphere may help astronomers in their search for life elsewhere ...

Phosphorus is one of six key elements necessary for life on Earth. When combined with hydrogen, phosphorus forms the molecule ...

The first quarter moon is October 29th, so trick or treaters can be treated to a fine view of the waxing gibbous moon and ...

Oct. 6: The full harvest supermoon is at 11:47 p.m. Eastern Time and rises at sunset in the East. This is the first full ...

Moon Alert: Caution! Avoid shopping (except for food and gas) or important decisions from 11 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. EDT today (8 a ...

Stargazers can look forward to planet-moon pairings, the Orionids, and the last Milky Way views of the season in October 2025 ...

Scientists got a never-before-seen look at an area around a large exoplanet 625 light-years away where moons could potentially form.

The month is packed with skywatching highlights—including two galaxies visible to the naked eye and a rare glimpse of the ...