Earth-like planets are frequently found orbiting low-mass red dwarf stars, says a new study using data from the CARMENES project. ......

When astronomers first discovered exoplanets, they found massive ones orbiting large stars. The technology to detect smaller planets around low-mass,...

When astronomers first discovered exoplanets, they found massive ones orbiting large stars. The technology to detect smaller planets around low-mass,...

Some love stories are written in the stars, quite literally. A new Caltech-led study has found that some explosive star duos may have formed thanks to...

Astronomers have taken a big step forward in understanding how solar systems like ours are born. Using a special set of radio telescopes in the U.K.,...

Astronomers have taken a big step forward in understanding how solar systems like ours are born. Using a special set of radio telescopes in the U.K.,...

When white dwarfs—the hot remnants of stars like our Sun—are orbited closely by another star, they sometimes steal mass away from their companion....

In a groundbreaking discovery, astronomers have identified TOI-1846 b, a super-Earth exoplanet located 154 light-years away. This planet, nearly twice...

HUMANS have been searching for aliens for decades – but all this time, intelligent extraterrestrial life could have found us, according to a new...

Astronomers have spotted the earliest stages of rocky planet formation around a young, sun-like star named HOPS-315. Using the Webb Space Telescope...