A 13-atom molecule containing sulfur has been discovered in interstellar space for the first time, providing insight into the origins of the chemistry of life.

Astronomers have found thousands of exoplanets around single stars, but few around binary stars—even though both types of ...

In a solar system far, far away NASA have discovered a planet which they think 'might be remarkably similar to Earth', though ...

The candidate planet, known as HD 137010 b, orbits a sun-like star and is estimated to be slightly larger than Earth ...

New simulations suggest Jupiter holds far more water than once thought, reshaping ideas about how the largest planet formed.

In March 2025, the International Astronomical Union recognised the discovery of a whopping 128 more moons orbiting around ...

During a special observation run from Jan. 15 to Jan. 22, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite ( TESS) repeatedly ...

The atmospheric carbon dioxide was thought to be the result of the oxidation of oxygen molecules in the exosphere. As a ...

Last year, astronomers were fascinated by a runaway asteroid passing through our Solar System from somewhere far beyond. It ...

These icy bodies orbit the sun just like the major planets, yet they follow their own rules, often traveling along elongated ...

Have you ever wondered if there is life on another planet? Exoplanets may hold the key to this question.

We have all been taught in school that planets revolve in the same direction as the Earth, i.e., in the counterclockwise ...