A new study has highlighted the potential for finding habitable extrasolar worlds around F-type stars.
The age of huge, expensive satellites is giving way to the age of small, cheap satellites that can be launched en masse.
Here on Earth we take day and night for granted, but such a cycle might not even exist on some planets.
Reflect Orbital is developing a novel new way to generate power by reflecting sunlight onto panels when its dark.
The smallest planet in our solar system may be hiding a treasure with a value beyond imagination.
This relatively nearby world, which is a lot larger than our own, is situated approximately 49 light-years away.
One of the most unusual comets in the solar system is due to make its closest approach of the Earth today.
Has the James Webb Space Telescope found life on a distant extrasolar world or could there be an alternative explanation ?
This latest in a long line of ridiculous conspiracy theories is perhaps the most nonsensical one to date.
A gas discovered in the atmosphere of this distant extrasolar planet is 'only produced by life', say scientists.
A team of planetary scientists has found new evidence of an undiscovered planet in the outer solar system.
The historic Wiltshire monument, which dates back over 5,000 years, is well known for its solar alignments.
Today's eclipse should be something spectacular, but it has also been mired in nonsensical conspiracies.
Astronomers have identified a potentially habitable extrasolar planet situated around 137 light-years away.
Fragments of the space rock rained down over Tatahouine, Tunisia - the filming location of Tatooine in Star Wars.
Scientists have come up with a way to find planets capable of supporting dinosaur-like extraterrestrial creatures.
The planet, known as Wasp-107b, was recently revealed by the James Webb Space Telescope.
Orbital inconsistancies indicative of a mysterious hidden planet in our solar system may have an alternative explanation.
The James Webb Space Telescope's latest discovery is significant, but have we really found life on an alien world ?
Planetary scientist Prof Monica Grady examines Loeb's claims concerning spherical metallic fragments found on the ocean floor.