New research using Nasa’s powerful JWST telescope has identified a planet 41 light years away which may have an atmosphere.

Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 e may contain an atmosphere and liquid water, NASA scientists said. Research into the exoplanet is ...

Early results on the fourth planet from the TRAPPIST-1 star suggest it lost its original atmosphere to space long ago, and it ...

Astronomers have directly spotted a rare young planet, WISPIT 2b, still forming within the gap of a dusty ringed disk around ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured its first direct image of a previously unknown exoplanet — a planet that orbits outside the solar system.

A Southwest Research Institute-led team has reported the first detection of gas on the distant dwarf planet Makemake, using ...

NASA explores the Earth-like planet TRAPPIST-1e using the James Webb Space Telescope to search for signs of alien life.

Data from the James Webb Space Telescope on exoplanet K2-18b has revealed the "strongest hints yet of biological activity ...

Jupiter-like planet 8 UMi b, named Halla, orbits its host red giant star Baekdu closely. The red giant's merger with a white dwarf star questions how Halla could exist. Credit: Space.com | animation ...

A New Mexico State University astronomer has discovered a gap in planet sizes that could provide insights into planet formation and the universe's origins.

The new AI tool could help astronauts diagnose and treat medical issues when far from Earth and beyond the reach of doctors.