"This finding is the first direct evidence of water’s interstellar journey from clouds to the materials that form planetary ...

NASA launched an exoplanet-hunting experiment Oct. 1 despite the government shutdown. After the mission's end on Oct. 2, news ...

Astronomers are investigating a strange class of exoplanets known as eccentric warm Jupiters — massive gas giants that orbit their stars in unexpected, elongated paths. Unlike their close-orbiting ...

Earth’s turbulent atmosphere makes it hard to detect new planets from the ground. Astronomer Rebecca Jensen-Clem is working ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has changed the game for planet hunters. Recent readings found what look like the first clues ...

By fitting its sunshield and solar panels, engineers have completed the construction of Plato, the European Space Agency's ...

An instrument is set to improve the detection and direct imaging of planets outside our solar system by harnessing the power ...

Next-generation telescopes like JWST and the 30-meter telescope increase the likelihood of detecting extraterrestrial life within our lifetime. Top Navy official fired Donald Trump suffers major legal ...

Biblical archaeologists are using ancient texts and modern technology to uncover possible clues to one of Christianity's biggest mysteries. Thomas Cole's 1828 oil painting entitled "The Garden of Eden ...