A rocky world might not need a star to be habitable. It might just need to orbit a large gas…
One of the unspoken caveats of most exoplanet discovery missions is that they only operate for a few years. Such…
Researchers at the Flatiron Institute's Center for Computational Astrophysics published a paper last week that just might explain a mysterious…
The molecule hydroxyl (HO) is common on Earth, but astronomers have not yet determined how abundant it is on other…
In the vastness of space, astronomers are likely to find instances of almost every astronomical phenomena if they look hard…
A new international research effort observed a massive solar flare from Proxima Centauri, which indicates (yet again) that its not…
One of the best things about the sheer number of exoplanets that astronomers are currently finding is how some are…
Oxygen could indicate presence of life on another world, but for red dwarf planets finding oxygen isn't enough.
According to new research from MIT, isoprene is another biosignature we should be on the lookout for on exoplanets!
Liquid water was originally thought to be relatively rare in the solar system. But one of the most important discoveries…