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With the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers say they are working to confirm potential evidence of life on a distant exoplanet.

According to new simulations, many, even most, planets get ejected from their star early in their history

The Extremely Large Telescope will revolutionize our view of the cosmos when it sees first light in Chile in 2028. In fact, it could detect hints of alien life around our closest neighboring star system in its first night of operations, new simulations suggest.

Does exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 b have an atmosphere? A new study said it either has a hazy atmosphere or is geologically active, with volcanoes or plate tectonics. The post Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 b might have a hazy atmosphere first appeared on EarthSky.

NASA has developed a way for people with no or low vision to listen to space. And it sounds absolutely fantastic.

Scientists looked for alien signals sent between exoplanets in the TRAPPIST-1 system. They used radio telescopes to seek the intelligent transmissions. The post Searching for alien signals sent between exoplanets first appeared on EarthSky.

Using NASA's exoplanet-hunting spacecraft, TESS, astronomers and citizen scientists have discovered a record-breaking system of three tightly bound stars...

Lego's NASA Artemis Space Launch System set and The Milky Way Galaxy set are here—and they both feature over 3,000 pieces.

Modeling distant planets has revealed that tidal forces generated by their parent stars can combine with intense radiation bombardment and strip away their...

SPECULOOS-3b is a nearby, Earth-sized planet that may lack an atmosphere, which may allow scientists to identify surface rocks and geological processes that shaped its landscape.

The search for extrasolar planets is currently undergoing a seismic shift. With the deployment of the Kepler Space Telescope and the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), scientists discovered thousands of exoplanets, most of which were detected and confirmed using indirect methods.

You can explore NASA's Eyes on Exoplanets by filtering, sorting and clicking on the planets and seeing a digital visualization of the world and its solar system. Trappist is of…

Planets orbit their parent stars while separated by enormous distances – in our solar system, planets are like grains of sand in a region the size of a football field. The time that planets take to orbit their suns have no specific relationship to each other. But sometimes, their orbits display stri...

Coded message sent to TRAPPIST-1 solar system welcoming ETs to Lexington, Kentucky

In 2023, scientists made some pretty smashing exoplanet discoveries. Here are the highlights.

NASA's Kepler Space Telescope spotted a seven exoplanet system with worlds being battered by radiation from their parent sun-like star just before its...

Scientists are converting astronomical objects into sound, expanding access for the blind community,

NASA used TAGSAM to collect asteroid samples from Benu's surface.

Astronomers have long debated what kind of chemistry might serve as a bona fide alien biosignature

Saturn's famous rings shine bright in an incredible new photo by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, its first officially released shot of the gas giant.