"There really is something very different about how these giant planets form versus how small planets like Earth form." ...

Hycean worlds, which are a possible kind of exoplanet with deep oceans surrounded by a thick envelope of hydrogen, could ...

New insights into the chemistry of exoplanet atmospheres indicates planet-wide rainfall might take place following hydrogen ...

A nearby Earth-sized planet beyond our solar system could soon add to the diversity of known terrestrial worlds with their ...

Scientists have used data from NASA's retired planet-hunting space telescope 'Kepler' to discover that small and large worlds have very different upbringings. The team found that larger planets on ...

Astronomers found water vapour equal to 3 Earth oceans in HL Tauri’s disk—offering rare insight into planet birth, cosmic ...

HUNTING for aliens is now a little easier as scientists discover a new sign that gives away life on far-off planets. Importantly, this new signal teases the presence of alien life on distant ...

Whether a galactic environment has the right conditions for habitable planets to form could depend on how the black hole in ...

But when scientists are hunting for methyl halides in space, the exoplanets ... live on these worlds – but alien microbes could "thrive". "Unlike an Earth-like planet, where atmospheric noise ...

Astronomers have announced that the James Webb Space Telescope has successfully captured its first direct images of carbon dioxide gas on a planet beyond our solar system. The findings are both a ...

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We have always wondered if there is anyone beyond our planet. Well, there is a fascinating space mystery that has been dubbed the 'Black Knight'. It is believed that there is a mys ...