Astronomers have used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to find strong evidence for a planet orbiting a star in the triple system closest to our own sun. At just 4 light-years away from Earth, the ...

Exomoons are a hot topic in the science community, as none have been confirmed with astronomers finding new and creative ways ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has detected strong evidence for a giant planet orbiting Alpha Centauri A, the nearest Sun-like star to Earth. Located just 4 light-years away, this possible ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. This artist’s concept shows what the gas giant orbiting ...

At least four exoplanets have been confirmed orbiting Barnard's Star, a red dwarf approximately six light-years from the Sun, using the radial velocity method. The radial velocity method, employing ...

Astronomers have confirmed the existence of four planets orbiting a star less than 6 light-years away with help from some of the world's most powerful telescopes. Research published in October 2024 ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Astronomers have spotted a cosmic mismatch that has left them perplexed - a really big planet orbiting a really small star. The discovery defies current understanding of how ...

When astronomers search for planets that could host liquid water on their surface, they start by looking at a star's habitable zone. Water is a key ingredient for life, and on a planet too close to ...

"We expected to see this effect, but we were still surprised by just how efficient these stars seem to be at engulfing their close planets." Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), ...

Scott Wolk's research, presented at the 245th American Astronomical Society meeting, focused on the X-ray emissions of Wolf 359, a red dwarf star approximately 8 light-years from Earth, to assess the ...

A combination of the world's most powerful telescopes detected the planets. Astronomers have confirmed the existence of four planets orbiting a star less than 6 light-years away with help from some of ...