When searching for life in the Universe (aka. astrobiology), scientists use strategies that go by various names. For example, ...

The search for life on exoplanet K2-18b faces fresh challenges as new research questions previous claims. Scientists debate ...

A new device uses quantum optics to filter out starlight in real time — bringing scientists closer to directly observing ...

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Scientists uncover how a new exoplanet changes its host star's chemistry and magnetic behavior in twin-star systems, offering ...

Roman was similarly designed with a focused set of science goals, including exploring an uncharted region of exoplanet discovery space and investigating the nature of dark energy. However, since those ...

Exoplanets—planets that orbit stars beyond our solar system—have transformed our understanding of the universe. Since the ...

How it works Diagram showing simulated light from an exoplanet and its companion star (far left) moving through the new ...

In a paper slated for publication April 14 in Science, Currie reports the first exoplanet jointly discovered through direct imaging and precision astrometry, a new indirect method that identifies a ...

There are many methods of finding exoplanets, but a few approaches dominate the field. The "transit" method (short for transit photometry) is useful for finding star systems with planets that ...

No planets cooler than about 35.33 degrees Fahrenheit had ever been detected. An exoplanet discovered in 2020 contains the coldest temperatures ever measured on a planetary body, according to ...

An exoplanet discovered in 2020 contains the coldest temperatures ever measured on a planetary body, according to scientists. The planet, called WD 1856+534 b, is a gas giant exoplanet the size of ...