K2-18b, an exoplanet 120 light-years away, may be the best hope to confirm that life exists beyond Earth. Here's what to know ...

A team of astronomers announced on April 16, 2025, that in the process of studying a planet around another star, they had ...

Space science at NASA is on the chopping block.

Astronomers may have found the strongest hint of life beyond Earth thanks to new data from the James Webb Space Telescope.

Scientists know of over a dozen planets that orbit twin stars like the fictional "Star Wars" desert planet Tatooine. More ...

The discovery was made on a massive exoplanet known as K2-18b that for years has captivated scientists searching for life ...

In a memorable image from the 1977 film "Star Wars," the young hero Luke Skywalker gazes at two suns setting above the ...

Astronomers have found thousands of exoplanets — worlds beyond our solar system. Most of them are in single-star systems, ...