New research shows that star activity can distort exoplanet measurements, affecting size, temperature, and atmosphere ...

A mysterious radio signal from a distant planet has sparked excitement among astronomers, hinting at the tantalizing ...

"Temperamental" stars that brighten and dim over a matter of hours or days may be distorting our view of thousands of distant ...

Temperamental' stars that brighten and dim over a matter of hours or days may be distorting our view of thousands of distant planets, suggests a new study.

All seven of the other planets in our solar system are about to become visible at once in a great planetary alignment – ...

THE search for alien life across our Solar System and beyond has so far kicked up nothing intelligent – let alone microbial.

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Stargazers will be treated to a rare seven-planet alignment in February. This is what scientists hope to learn.

Astronomers discovered the gas giant planet — dubbed a "hot Jupiter " — in 2016, but have continued to investigate this ...

NASA's upcoming Pandora mission will complement the James Webb Space Telescope by making it easier to detect water in the atmospheres of distant exoplanets.

Sharing the evening sky this winter will be six planets. Not all of these cosmically distant bodies can be seen without binoculars, if not a telescope, but some can. Here’s how to track the ...

Get closer to our solar companions with the best telescopes for seeing planets, just in time for ... from Mars through to distant Neptune? Then you will need a suitable telescope, one which ...