When it launches, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will be tuned to the frequency needed to measure oscillations on over ...

Launched by NASA in 2009, the Kepler space telescope was outfitted with equipment to discover and study Earth-sized planets in the Milky Way galaxy. It was named after the 17th century scientist and ...

A team of researchers has confirmed stars ring loud and clear in a "key" that will harmonize well with the science goals and ...

After nearly a decade of groundbreaking exploration, NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope concluded its mission, leaving a lasting legacy in the search for exoplanets. The spacecraft, which confirmed the ...

Explore the evolving rare earth hypothesis, highlighting new findings on habitability and the conditions for complex life on exoplanets.

NASA found what looked like a planet, but its behavior was bizarre. Turns out, Einstein saw it coming, 88 years ago.

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

The University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy launched initial science operations for Robo-AO-2, a robotic laser adaptive ...

As of Saturday, Nov. 15, the moon phase is Waning Crescent. This means 19% of the moon is lit up tonight, according to NASA's ...

An exoplanet is what we call planets that exist outside of our own solar system. The first one was discovered in 1992, but as we get more powerful and precise telescopes and instruments, scientists ...

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