This new weekly column seeks to bring science into view — its ideas, discoveries, and debates — every Tuesday. We’ll journey ...

K2-18b, an exoplanet 120 light-years away, may be the best hope to confirm that life exists beyond Earth. Here's what to know ...

A team of astronomers announced on April 16, 2025, that in the process of studying a planet around another star, they had ...

Scientists know of over a dozen planets that orbit twin stars like the fictional "Star Wars" desert planet Tatooine. More ...

A new "Tatooine-like" planet outside the solar system may orbit two failed stars, scientists reported Wednesday. Related ...

The discovery was made on a massive exoplanet known as K2-18b that for years has captivated scientists searching for life ...

Their latest study, published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, reports the detection of either dimethyl sulfide (DMS) or ...

In a memorable image from the 1977 film "Star Wars," the young hero Luke Skywalker gazes at two suns setting above the ...

Astronomers have detected molecules on exoplanet K2-18b that may have been produced by simple organisms, claiming it's the ...