Our galaxy is full of strange worlds, but what would happen if we could bring some of them into our own Solar System? Moving ...

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

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

To support alien life, a planet doesn’t have to be exactly like Earth, but it does need a few key ingredients. First, it should orbit its star at the right distance, where temperatures allow liquid ...

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 ...

A NASA mars rover image has sparked wild claims from a UFO researcher that it shows an unexploded alien missile on Mars. NASA - by Dr. Carol Stoker, NASA Ames Research Center, Public Domain, via ...