"Follow the water" has been a guiding mantra of astrobiology, and even space exploration more generally, for decades. If you ...

It provides a dynamic, time-resolved view of planetary transformation, a missing link between young inflated worlds and the compact sub-Neptunes that populate the galaxy.

A new study shows that stars with low magnetic activity are likely to support exoplanetary systems, making the hunt for these ...

Scientists identify exoplanet candidate HD 137010 b, a possible Earth-size world orbiting a Sun-like star 146 light-years away ...

Scientists might have just found Earth's icy, distant cousin a few hundred million light-years away. HD 137010 b is one of ...

If you examine our solar system’s giant planets, you’ll notice right away that they’ve all got moons—a lot of moons. While ...

Although astronomers have found thousands of exoplanets, the number of confirmed exomoons—and exorings—is still zero. But ...

Computer simulations suggest NASA’s Habitable Worlds Observatory could detect Earth-like exomoons around gas giant exoplanets through reflected starlight and lunar eclipses.

In this artist’s concept, exoplanet candidate HD 137010 b orbits a Sun-like star about 146 light-years away. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Keith Miller (Caltech/IPAC) One way scientists search for ...

City of London Sinfonia's season of musical adventures and pioneers - will continue on Friday 13 March with The Exoplanets at Hackney Empire. An exhilarating evening of music and astrophysics, The ...

Abstract: In the 1990s, astronomers confirmed the first planets orbiting stars beyond our sun. Since then, the tally has risen steadily, and last year it crossed a striking milestone: more than 6,000 ...