Since the 1970s, Voyager 1 has been making groundbreaking discoveries. But its journey is far from over, and it's still ...

NASA launched an exoplanet-hunting experiment Oct. 1 despite the government shutdown. After the mission's end on Oct. 2, news ...

Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 e may contain an atmosphere and liquid water, NASA scientists said. Research into the exoplanet is ongoing.

The official number of exoplanets—planets outside our solar system—tracked by NASA has reached 6,000. Confirmed planets are added to the count on a rolling basis by scientists from around the world, ...

The James Webb telescope has made another stunning discovery -- this time of a massive planet that could potentially sustain life, according to multiple space agencies. Astronomers have captured ...

Have you ever catch yourself smiling when you see a baby photo? Maybe it's a newborn snoozing peacefully or a little face ...

The Habitable Worlds Observatory is poised to tell us whether Earth-like planets are common—if it can get off the ground ...

NASA’s “What’s Up” guide for October 2025 outlines the month’s best celestial events, including Moon–planet pairings, meteor showers, and stargazing tips for observers worldwide.

A low-density, puffy planet orbiting relatively far from a young star in a nearly perpendicular orbit. What's going on?

From GPS to innovations in computing and optics, technologies developed for space research at UC Santa Cruz touch nearly ...

The exoplanet is believed to be one of the farthest known from Earth. This artist's map of the Milky Way shows the location of one of the farthest known exoplanets, lying 13,000 light-years away. Most ...