The new exoplanet Elias 2-24 b is the youngest ever discovered, still forming in a cloud of debris around a young star just ...

In ancient mythology, the phoenix was a miraculous bird with a cyclical pattern of life and death, perishing in flames only ...

For years, astronomers have wondered whether another huge planet is lurking unseen in the cold darkness beyond Neptune. It ...

Some scientists believe the sheer number of stars, planets and potentially habitable environments in space makes ...

South Africa’s MeerKAT telescope has helped astronomers achieve a world first: detecting radio signals directly from a planet ...

This summer, exoplanet science — the study of planets orbiting stars beyond our sun — took a big step forwards. Reports of ...

The newly discovered exoplanets, designated as GJ 9827 b, c and d, are located fairly close to their host star, completing orbits within 6.2 days. ESO A nearby 'super‑Earth' just 25 light years from ...