Astronomers have confirmed what was long suspected - frozen water is spread throughout the universe. NASA's James Webb Space ...

We tend to think of habitability in terms of individual planets and their potential to host life. But barring outliers like ...

NASA researchers have discovered evidence of tectonic activity on Venus by re-examining decades-old radar data. The findings ...

"The extent of the tail is gargantuan, stretching up to 9 million kilometers [5.6 million miles] long," said MIT astronomer Marc Hon.

This strange exoplanet, located 140 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Pegasus, appears to be rapidly falling apart. Its blistering host star is so close, the radiation is effectively ...

Webb’s instruments captured detailed spectral data revealing both the presence and distribution of ice particles across the ...

Plato, the European Space Agency's terrestrial planet hunter spacecraft, is seen after having 24 of its 26 cameras installed.

Webb Telescope finds crystalline water ice around star HD 181327. This discovery could reveal how icy bodies contribute to ...

Astronomers have discovered that "super-Earth" planets may exist on wider orbits than previously thought — and this implies these rocky, or "terrestrial," worlds are far more common than was ...

Astronomers have discovered one of the least habitable planets ever. This tiny world is being melted by its host star, leaving a comet-like tail that stretches millions of kilometers behind it.

Astronomers have spotted a small rocky planet that orbits perilously close to its host star disintegrating as its surface is ...