NASA's exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS, or Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, has released its most complete view of ...

To date, over 5000 exoplanets have been discovered using telescopes on the ground and in space. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech ...

A decade ago, we spotted an exoplanet that could be the most habitable world yet discovered. Now we're about to find out if ...

In late 2025, astronomers spotted an interstellar comet making a quick trip through the solar system. 3I/ATLAS was discovered ...

New UCR research shows that the search for life beyond Earth could benefit from a statistical approach that prioritizes ...

A rare comet from another star system is revealing just how different alien solar systems may be from our own.

A mysterious comet from beyond our solar system is giving astronomers a rare glimpse into alien worlds — and it may have ...

The findings could more than double our current database of worlds that loop around binary star systems. But researchers need to analyze more data before they can officially celebrate a new trove of ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Pluto’s been making news again. Jared Isaacman, the head of NASA, recently suggested that ...

Measurements of this interstellar comet’s molecular makeup show an excess of heavy water molecules that is dramatically different from anything known to have ever formed around our sun ...

Scientists are using advanced telescopes, models and AI to help them look for signs of life beyond Earth, including in distant solar systems ...