Researchers can see celestial snapshots with the James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful ever launched, of the star ...

Prior to 2040, the last planetary quintuplet occurred in the year 1186, and according to Uptain, records show that the close ...

Barnard's Star is a small, dim star of the type that astronomers call red dwarfs. Consequently, even though it is one of the ...

A combination of cosmic processes shapes the formation of one of the most common types of planets outside of our solar system ...

Get closer to our solar companions with the best telescopes for seeing planets, just in time for February's fantastic planetary parade. Want to focus your stargazing on our cosmic neighbors ...

Astronomers have captured direct images of exoplanets in a star system 130 light years away, providing clues on gas giant ...

The four planets are classified as sub-Earths because each one is about 19% to 34% the mass of Earth, according to new research. “It’s a really exciting find — Barnard’s Star is our cosmic ...

A combination of the world's most powerful telescopes detected the planets. Astronomers have confirmed the existence of four planets orbiting a star less than 6 light-years away with help from ...

The four planets are classified as sub-Earths because each one is about 19% to 34% the mass of Earth, according to new research. “It’s a really exciting find — Barnard’s Star is our cosmic ...