Astronomers have found thousands of exoplanets around single stars, but few around binary stars—even though both types of stars are equally common. Physicists can now explain the dearth.

"We've often seen the 'baby pictures' of planets forming, but until now, the 'teenage years' have been a missing link." ...

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"We used to think that only very simple molecules could be created in these clouds. But we have shown that this is clearly ...

The origin of super-Earths and sub-Neptunes has been revealed in a system of four young planets that are dramatically losing ...

American space agency NASA announced the launch of an improved software called ExoMiner++ that is used to detect exoplanet ...

This shift is grounded in how scientists interpret the atmospheric data of distant planets, especially chemical markers like ...

Exoplanets like Earth have been discovered but not all Earth-like planets are equal when it comes to alien life.

A decade of observations of four planets around the young planetary system V1298 Tau revealed a rare, long-sought missing ...

Three planets will be visible together in a mini 'planet parade' between May 20 and 24 Getty Rise and shine, there’s a cosmic treat in store! As the moon wanes after its last-quarter phase, the ...

Astonishingly, we can identify molecules present in the atmospheres of exoplanets.

During February, we can't help but notice the later sunsets and earlier sunrises. We gain about 3 minutes of daylight each ...