When NASA launched the Kepler Space Telescope in 2009, its mission was clear: to explore the stars and uncover distant ...

A new investigation into old Kepler data has revealed that a planetary system once thought to house zero planets actually has ...

American space agency NASA announced the discovery of a planetary system that isn't flat, has transit timing variations, and shows orbital planes tilting ...

NASA has explored the space beyond Earth and our solar system with spacecraft like Voyagers 1 and 2, and how we’ve discovered ...

NASA's Kepler Space Telescope utilized a photometer composed of an array of 42 CCDs (charge coupled devices). The photometer is designed to detect transit patterns of planets orbiting stars.

By studying faint vibrations within stars, scientists using the Keck Planet Finder have discovered internal features that ...

An international research team led by the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) has discovered two new planets performing ...

The first ever space telescope, the Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 2 (OAO-2), was launched into the low Earth orbit in ...

Scientists have revealed that radar systems at airports and military bases would shine out like cosmic beacons for any watching civilisations. This means airports like Gatwick and Heathrow could be ...

Solar flares can reshape exoplanet atmospheres within days, affecting temperature, winds, and potential habitability.

This discovery marks the first known case of a compact planetary system with such a noticeable tilt between close planet ...