Far beyond the eight familiar planets in our solar system, countless bizarre and extreme worlds await discovery — and some have already been found. Thanks to rapidly advancing telescope technology, ...

Planets needed to meet a list of specific criteria to make it onto the map A MAP of the stars could lead alien-hunters directly to where extra-terrestrial life may be hiding. Scientists have created a ...

NASA is set to launch a brand new space telescope that can see 100 times more than the Hubble Space Telescope and could help scientists develop the technology to spot alien worlds. The Nancy Grace ...

NASA has an ambitious “Super-Hubble” space camera project to seek out alien planets. Researchers are keen to identify and take pics of at least 25 potentially habitable worlds beyond our solar system.

Do aliens sleep? You may take sleep for granted, but research suggests many planets that could evolve life don’t have a day and night cycle. It’s hard to imagine, but there are organisms living in ...

WASHINGTON :In May 2020, astronomers for the first time observed a planet getting swallowed by its host star. Based on the data at the time, they believed the planet met its doom as the star puffed up ...

Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have for the first time directly detected the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar system. The unique observation shows it may be possible to find ...

Many planets featured in Star Trek TNG share traits that scientists now look for when identifying exoplanets: rocky terrain, Earth-like gravity, breathable atmosphere, and ocean or land for humanoids.

WASHINGTON : Astronomers for the first time have deciphered the three-dimensional structure of the atmosphere of a planet beyond our solar system, revealing three layers like a wedding cake on a ...