"It feels like something out of science fiction," said European Southern Observatory astrophysicist Julia Victoria Seidel.

Earth' exoplanet, HD 20794 d, located just 20 light-years away, which could potentially host life. It resides in t ...

Scientists from Oxford University have confirmed the discovery of HD 20794 d, a “super-Earth” exoplanet located 20 ...

"Even the strongest hurricanes in the solar system seem calm in comparison." ...

A tiny star is making big moves — whether its accomplice likes it or not. Astronomers have spotted a star just a fraction the ...

A recent study has unveiled how chemical elements and powerful winds shape the atmosphere of a planet far beyond our solar system.

Last year, astronomers discovered an unusual Earth-size exoplanet they believe has a hemisphere of molten lava, with its ...

Astronomers have discovered by looking through an exoplanet's atmosphere and mapping its 3D structure for the first time ...

From star births to deaths and a party in a black hole, here are some of the reports we’ve been getting back from the ...

Astronomers have peered through the atmosphere of a planet beyond the Solar System, mapping its 3D structure for the first time. By combining all four telescope units of the European Southern ...

Located 900 light-years away in the constellation Puppis, WASP-121b is an ultra-hot Jupiter, a gas giant orbiting its star so closely that a year lasts just 30 Earth hours. One side of the planet is ...

Researchers have peered into the atmosphere of planet WASP-121b and found its climate is stranger than anyone imagined.