Astronomers have confirmed a large exoplanet is forming in the cloud of debris around a young star. At less than a million ...

Astronomers have confirmed a large exoplanet is forming in the cloud of debris around a young star. At less than a million ...

No matter if you’re into news about alien planets being discovered or not, you’ll probably have to get used to hearing a lot about that in the near future. That’s because our species will soon launch ...

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 ...

If you thrill at the discovery of new exoplanets, hold tight. A sextuplet alien solar system has been glimpsed in exquisite detail, revealing six planets of varying mass, five of which are packed ...

Back in the spring of 2018, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched into space something that at the time was NASA’s most ambitious project aimed at discovering new alien worlds in solar systems far away.

Given the size and age of the universe, it should be full of species with technology far more advanced than our own. So where are they? The summer issue of the Long Read magazine is out now. Click ...