That's a big deal, as "PLATO is on track for the final key tests to confirm that it is fit for launch," ESA officials wrote ...

TRAPPIST-1, a planetary system 40 light years from Earth, could host a planet with an atmosphere and liquid water, but astronomers can’t be certain just yet.

After marking the 30th anniversary of the discovery of the first exoplanet around a sun-like star, we now look forward to ...

Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 e may contain an atmosphere and liquid water, NASA scientists said. Research into the exoplanet is ongoing.

Astronomers around the world have confirmed over 6,000 exoplanets, a milestone reached in September 2025. Billions more are ...

One of the worlds in the TRAPPIST-1 system, a mere 40 light-years away, just might be clad in a life-supporting atmosphere. In exciting new JWST observations, the Earth-sized exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e ...

Exoplanets are planets outside Earth's solar system. In 1995, a gas giant named 51 Pegasi b, which orbits a star similar to Earth's sun, etched its name in history as the first exoplanet ever ...