Astronomers have detected an exoplanet candidate around a Sun-like star just 146 light-years away from us.
It's remarkably similar to Earth.
For the first time in years, astronomers are seriously talking about adding a new member to the solar system’s planetary family. I’m not talking about reviving Pluto’s status, but about a potential ...
Astronomers on Mauna Kea found the first space object on which NASA’s Roman Space Telescope can test its imaging technology. A new “massive planet ” also was found, the W.M. Keck Observatory said in a ...
For life to develop on a planet, certain chemical elements are needed in sufficient quantities. Phosphorus and nitrogen are ...
A newly discovered “super-Earth” planet could allow us to finally see alien life, researchers say. The world – named GJ 251 c and lying less than 20 light years away – is thought to be a “super Earth” ...
An infrared image shows a brown dwarf discovered by astronomers using the W.M. Keck Observatory and Subaru Telescope on Maunakea on Feb. 23, 2024. Data from both the observatory and telescope ...