For all the talk about life across the cosmos, Earth remains the only confirmed example. That single data point makes your place in the universe feel both ordinary and strange. Two facts sharpen the ...

What can planets orbiting red dwarf stars teach scientists about planetary formation and evolution? This is what a recently submitted study hopes to address as an international team of researchers ...

A newly found world has joined the growing catalogue of known exoplanets, yet its basic properties appear to contradict long-standing astrophysical models. The planet is large, composed mostly of gas, ...