The striking thing about this is that repeating the procedure on the star turned up no evidence of carbon-based chemicals, ...

As the 10th American institution to invest, Massachusetts Institute of Technology expands the Giant Magellan Telescope ...

American space agency NASA announced this week the counter showing the number of confirmed exoplanets has now reached over ...

The SOAR Telescope, located on Cerro Pachón in Chile, has received a major upgrade with the installation of the SOAR ...

“This milestone represents decades of cosmic exploration driven by NASA space telescopes — exploration that has completely ...

Scientists have recently uncovered a fascinating new exoplanet a mere 30 light-years away from our solar system. What sets ...

Using the Calar Alto 3.5-meter telescope, researchers captured near-infrared observations of helium escaping the atmosphere of a gas giant exoplanet called WASP-69b. Credit: Space.com / animation: ...

Using radial velocity measurements, an international team of astronomers has identified a second planet orbiting a nearby M-dwarf star known as Gliese 536. The newfound alien world turns out to be at ...

Whispers once spread throughout the galaxy far, far away about the Emperor’s secret project. Recently rumors have swirled in our own galaxy that LEGO was also building something big. Really big. Now ...

When scientists discovered the first planet orbiting another star in 1995, few outside astronomy circles noticed. That planet, 51 Pegasi b, opened the door to a field that now boasts more than 5,000 ...

Scientists hiking a forest trail in Chile found a “giant” flatworm eating an invasive species in a first-of-its-kind sighting, a study said. Screengrab from Walk the South’s YouTube video While ...