The new exoplanet Elias 2-24 b is the youngest ever discovered, still forming in a cloud of debris around a young star just 450 light-years from Earth ...

Scientists discovered first-of-its-kind evidence of a possible second-generation planet around a white dwarf star some 270 ...

This summer, exoplanet science—the study of planets orbiting stars beyond our sun—took a big step forward. Reports of helium ...

A newly discovered multi-celled extremophile, dubbed the 'fire amoeba,' thrives in Lassen Volcanic National Park's heated ...

South Africa’s MeerKAT telescope has helped astronomers achieve a world first: detecting radio signals directly from a planet outside our Solar System. And before anyone starts preparing for an alien ...

Scientists have traced a series of mysterious radio signals to a gigantic alien world 63 light-years from Earth.

You've probably heard the theory before – it's that the octopus is not from earth. They're aliens. They are so different from anything else on this planet, that they must have come from a different ...

A rocky world orbiting within its star’s habitable zone may be surrounded by a helium-rich atmosphere, providing the strongest evidence yet that planets with Earth-like conditions could support life ...

The newly discovered exoplanets, designated as GJ 9827 b, c and d, are located fairly close to their host star, completing orbits within 6.2 days. ESO A nearby 'super‑Earth' just 25 light years from ...