The search for habitable exoplanets is a key priority and sits at the pinnacle of exoplanet science. The science community stated that clearly in the 2020 Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics 2020 ...

Answers to those questions could come from a telescope with the world’s largest digital camera, a project with initial ...

According to the team's measurements, the comet's nucleus is around a whopping 128 kilometers (80 miles) across, making it bigger than the state of Rhode Island, and far larger than its closest ...

Astronomers have made a remarkable discovery in the Kepler-139 star system, uncovering an alien planet that had previously evaded detection. The newly identified exoplanet, Kepler-139f, is a giant ...

Astrophotographers have snapped stunning shots of a giant shapeshifting solar prominence, dubbed "The Beast," which appeared over the sun's northeastern limb on July 12 and rained impossibly fast fire ...