A new rectangular telescope design could finally spot Earth-like planets around nearby stars, bringing the search for alien ...

Mike Brown is convinced that beyond Neptune, at the far reaches of our solar system, there's an unseen giant planet. "This is the 5th largest planet in our solar system, lurking out there, waiting to ...

A bold new proposal from a team of astrophysicists, led by Heidi Newberg from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, suggests that ...

The space-based telescope would be similar in size to the James Webb Space Telescope but with a 20-by-1-meter elongated ...

Recently, a new study utilizing the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) revealed a planet located 41 light years away from Earth, which may possess an atmosphere. More importantly, it lies within the ...

Some planets may block transmissions to and from Earth from being seen by alien observers, but scientists have cracked how to avoid the issue altogether.

"Our approach gives astronomers an idea of how many spots a star might have, where they are located, and how bright or dark ...

In the search for habitable exoplanets, atmospheric conditions play a key role in determining if a planet can sustain liquid ...