Canadian astronomical research is getting a big boost with the return of Sara Seager to Canada after around 20 years at MIT.

Researchers present strong evidence for a planet circling two brown dwarfs on a near polar path. The orbit is tilted almost ...

Astronomers have broken new ground in the field of exoplanet research by creating the first-ever 3D map of an exoplanet’s ...

Astronomers have recently served up a feast of knowledge, using a novel approach dubbed SPAM to shed light on the formation ...

A distant gas giant the size of 10 Jupiters is now the first planet outside Earth's solar system to be mapped in three ...

Through international collaboration, a team of astronomers has confirmed two exoplanets and found hints of a third exoplanet ...

Scientists use James Webb Space Telescope to make 1st 3D map of exoplanet — and it's so hot, it rips apart water ...

When evaluating possible planets out of the thousands out there, explained Prof. Bean, scientists look for liquid water as a main guiding principle. “All life on Earth needs liquid water, no matter ...

A giant exoplanet orbiting a nearby dwarf star has been found in an ideal location for next-generation telescopes to search for potential signs of life. The discovery of a potential “super-Earth” loca ...

Cloud cover is bad for picnics and for viewing stars through a telescope. But an exoplanet with dense or even total cloud ...