ALIENS might be lurking on a far-off ocean planet in an “astounding” discovery, Britain’s brainiest scientists have told The ...

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

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

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

Combining with one other previously confirmed planet, one of our closest stellar neighbors now has a family of four.

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

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

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope provided a closer look at the aftermath of a star that wreaked violence on its planet ...

Lingering Brightness Provides Evidence for How the Planet Met Its Demise Each year, scientists from around the world compete ...

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

In its second season, 'Andor' is setting the record straight about an infamous atrocity in the world of 'Star Wars.' ...

Meet the author: Dr. Phil Plait is an astronomer, author, and science communicator with a PhD in astronomy at the University ...