A new study released on Thursday describes a search for what are called "microlensing" events, where a planet acts as a ...

The new moon occurs April 27, and a day later Venus and Saturn will make a close approach to each other (known as a ...

"This measurement of the planet population from planets somewhat larger than Earth all the way to the size of Jupiter and ...

A dazzling snapshot from ESO’s Paranal Observatory captures a rare sky parade — the Moon, a comet, and nearly every visible planet strung across the heavens. This celestial lineup is an optical ...

A new study led by astronomers from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) has revealed that planets ...

In a rare and fleeting display early this morning, the skies offered a delightful surprise — a celestial ‘smiley face’ formed ...

Our sun is wobbling, and this has a huge impact upon the regularity of many of Earth's meteor showers, according to a new ...

After the tumult that was March and April, May is presenting a clean slate—the breather that I’ve personally been waiting for ...

Study suggests Earth-like exoplanets may be common, based on microlensing data revealing super-Earths with distant orbits.

A groundbreaking new study suggests that super-Earth exoplanets—rocky planets larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune—may ...

The Johns Hopkins APL-led team working on the first rotorcraft designed for scientific exploration on another ocean world has ...

Astronomers detected potential biosignatures on exoplanet K2-18b, but findings remain inconclusive. Claims of alien life ...