Could This Distant Planet Be Home to Alien Life? Scientists may have just found a planet eerily similar to Earth — and it’s only 40 light-years away! Meet Trappist-1e, a rocky exoplanet orbiting a ...

Normally when a medium-size star dies, it blasts away the bulk of material in its system. The Hubble discovery was surprising ...

TRAPPIST-1e shows no signs of its first atmosphere, but hints of a secondary one remain. Liquid water could still be possible ...

Astronomers might be close to confirming the presence of an Earth-like atmosphere on an exoplanet for the first time, ...

These legendary sci-fi series can help fill the gap while Star Trek fans wait for the next series in their beloved franchise.

When the JWST finally began its long-awaited science operations in July 2022, there was a long list of targets awaiting its ...

White dwarfs may still host habitable planets. Conditions like tidal heating and migration shape their potential for life.

In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at the Lasker Awards for biomedical research, how gene editing could cure ...

When astronomers observe a planet passing in front of its star, the slight dip in starlight reveals a wealth of information.

TRAPPIST-1 is a red dwarf star located about 40 light years away that hosts seven Earth-sized rocky planets, with at least ...

TRAPPIST-1 is one of the most promising places to study Earth-like planets outside our solar system. Among its seven rocky ...

Hubble has uncovered a rare ultra-massive white dwarf created in a violent star merger. Once thought to be ordinary, the star ...