In a new, groundbreaking discovery that has captivated the astronomy community, scientists have confirmed the presence of not ...

T'puram: Students at Cotton Hill Girls Higher Secondary School can now observe planets and stars up close, as an astronomy ...

Researchers are using basalt spectra to study exoplanets and search for water with the James Webb Space Telescope. By ...

The planets are all too hot for life as we know it, but astronomers haven’t given up searching for more planets in Barnard's ...

Barnard’s Star is a legend in the field of astronomy, despite the lack of conclusive proof of planets before. This is because several experts seemed to have received clues signalling the presence of ...

Astronomers have identified a quartet of small rocky planets orbiting Barnard's star, one of our closest stellar neighbours.

In today's fast paced world it is all too easy to be dismissive of pre-modern attempts at learning. The Maragha Observatory ...

Barnard’s Star has fascinated astronomers for decades. At just six light-years away, it is the second-closest single star to our own Sun. Now, two separate research teams have found solid evidence ...

A recent paper submitted to The Astrophysical Journal ... Astronomers have revealed new evidence that not just one, but four tiny planets are circling around Barnard's Star, the second-nearest ...

Mar. 11, 2025 — A new study presents a compelling new model for the formation of super-Earths and mini-Neptunes -- planets that are 1 to 4 times the size of Earth and among the most common in ...

A chemical found in the atmosphere around an exoplanet that leads researchers to believe the planet may harbor life is called ...