In 1995, a pair of scientists discovered a planet outside our solar system orbiting a solar-type star. Since that ...

The James Webb Telescope is reshaping our understanding of distant worlds, revealing exoplanet atmospheres, potential ...

Scientists have confirmed the existence of an exoplanet orbiting Barnard's star, the closest single star to the sun. Credit: Many Worlds Scientists say they've finally found a world orbiting Barnard's ...

A team of scientists is developing a "quantum-sensitive" device that could capture direct images of Earth-like exoplanets — something astronomers tend to consider so difficult it's nearly impossible.

There are lots of reasons to search for planets around other stars—exoplanets. A big one is to find other places in the universe that might harbor life. We only know of one ...

Astrophysicists have gained precious new insights into how distant “exoplanets” form and what their atmospheres can look like, after using the James Webb Telescope to image two young exoplanets in ...

For decades, the question of whether life exists beyond Earth has been more speculation than science. Now, powerful ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A super-Earth basks in the glow of its star in this artist's impression. Is the world habitable ...

See imaginative exoplanet worlds by St. Ann’s fifth graders at Blakemore Planetarium, Museum of the Southwest, on view ...

In the search for extraterrestrial life, the presence of water is a key signature of possible habitability. Identifying why ...