The first picture of a planet outside our solar system may actually depict a swirl of space dust, a new study suggests.

How can timing influence planetary formation and evolution? This is what a recent study published in The Astrophysical ...

An exoplanet has been discovered orbiting Barnard's star by the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope. Barnard ...

A study using the Very Large Array radio telescope may have discovered a magnetic field on exoplanet YZ Ceti b. Magnetic fields protect planets from energetic particles that can strip away atmospheres ...

Scientists detect heavy water in a planet-forming disk for the first time, revealing ancient cosmic origins. Read the full ...

The first-ever detection of heavy water in a planet-forming disk around a young star offers evidence that the water predates ...

A new study sheds light on how planets, including Earth, formed in our galaxy and why the life and death of nearby stars are ...

To photograph the comet, Alton Spencer left Danbury, finding darker and elevated spots in Bridgewater and Warren.

Much like the murky waters of the deep ocean, the unpredictable fluidity of Earth’s atmosphere can distort any light that ...

That's a big deal, as "PLATO is on track for the final key tests to confirm that it is fit for launch," ESA officials wrote ...

NASA officials respond to reports claiming an exoplanet-hunting balloon crashed in Texas, with the project’s lead scientist explaining what really happened.