We were doing the typical planet vetting, and I happened to spot this signal that appeared very unusual.” An orbiting ...

Researchers at Cambridge University's Institute of Astronomy have found evidence that could support proof of life on K2-18b, ...

In a memorable image from the 1977 film "Star Wars," the young hero Luke Skywalker gazes at two suns setting above the ...

Using the radial velocity method, an international team of astronomers has discovered a new extrasolar planet orbiting a ...

Astronomers have spotted a small rocky planet that orbits perilously close to its host star, disintegrating as its surface is ...

Scientists have discovered a sub-Neptune exoplanet, GI 410 b, using the radial velocity technique. It orbits a nearby star 39 light years from Earth and has a mass 8.5 times that of our planet. The ...