Scientists have discovered there's a very high chance of life on a planet that sits 700 trillion miles away from Earth.

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.

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will swoop past a small asteroid this weekend as it makes its way to an even bigger prize: the unexplored swarms of asteroids out near Jupiter. It will be the second asteroid ...

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

The Lyrid meteor shower is about to reach its peak activity for April. Here's when and how to see it, along with a cloud forecast.

K2-18b is an exoplanet orbiting a red dwarf star called K2-18, chilling 124 light-years away in the Leo constellation. It’s ...

Astronomers have just uncovered fascinating signs we may not be alone in the universe. RNZ talks with an astrophysicist about what exactly the discovery tells us, and why it is unusual.

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

A report about exoplanet K2-18b published on April 17 states that astronomers are one step closer to answering whether humans ...

Near a planet far, far away astronomers have found traces of chemicals that on Earth are only produced by living beings.

Four of Earth’s neighbors are about to appear in a planetary alignment. Those four planets — Mercury, Venus, Neptune and ...

A group of comets with unexplained movements presents a quandary D avide Farnocchia hunts down and tracks asteroids, and ...