A new study modeled the chemistry of TOI-270 d, an exoplanet between Earth and Neptune in size, finding evidence that it could be a giant rocky planet shrouded in a thick, hot atmosphere. TOI-270 d is ...

A new AI model from the University of Bern predicts planetary systems likely to host Earth-like planets. It could boost the ...

A new model has been developed to simulate interstellar activity within our solar system and the nearby Alpha Centauri system ...

Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope just gave a cosmic mystery a serious plot twist. The event in question—a ...

We’ve learned that Mars is the only planet in our solar system that could be habitable, thanks to its temperature and the ...

Almost 10 years ago, a NASA spacecraft was able to take several photos of Pluto, known for decades as a planet before it was ...

Combining with one other previously confirmed planet, one of our closest stellar neighbors now has a family of four.

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope provided a closer look at the aftermath of a star that wreaked violence on its planet ...

Meet the author: Dr. Phil Plait is an astronomer, author, and science communicator with a PhD in astronomy at the University of Virginia. He has written four books on astronomy and consulted on space ...

What can exozodiacal dust, also called exozodi, teach astronomers about identifying Earth-like exoplanets? This is what a ...

Star Trek was a commercial and critical hit, serving as a reboot of the long-running Star Trek franchise with an all-star ...