Beta Pictoris b appears to have an aurora caused by a powerful magnetic field. If confirmed, it would be the first such field ...

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

Planets orbiting stars beyond the solar system come in all shapes and sizes but mostly fit into a few categories: large and hot gas giants, super-Earths that are slightly larger than our planet, ...

Science fiction suggests that life on other planets, if it exists, is likely far more advanced than life on Earth. A recent ...

Astronomers at South Africa’s world-renowned MeerKAT telescope have traced a radio signal directly to a planet outside our ...

While long-fabled technologies like Smell-O-Vision are still a long way off from ever being a reality, astronomers can still technically smell stuff deep in space without actually having to get a ...

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WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - Astronomers have spotted a planet orbiting a star in our neighborhood of the Milky Way galaxy that presents a unique hellscape - covered with a perpetual ocean of ...

Astronomers have identified a clue hidden in the light of certain stars that's already led them to discover seven new alien planets, with more expected to come. To be clear, these alien planets likely ...

Astronomers have detected radio waves coming directly from an exoplanet for the first time. The signal from Beta Pictoris b could reveal secrets about its powerful magnetic field and auroras.