Scientists have discovered over 4,000 exoplanets outside of our Solar System, according to NASA’s Exoplanet Archive. Some of these planets orbit multiple stars at the same time. Certain planets are so ...

NASA's Kepler space telescope discovered another Earth-size planet that is in the "habitable zone," a planet's distance from its star where conditions are ideal for liquid water. This planet -- called ...

in the search for alien life. It's very exciting to find a planet like Earth. Among the many exoplanets we found, only a handful have been strong candidates for supporting life the way Earth tons.

A Mars-size planet about 200 light-years from our solar system has turned out to be the lightest known alien world orbiting a normal star, researchers say. Astronomers made the discovery after ...

A NASA mission has spotted an Earth-size exoplanet orbiting a small star about 100 light-years away. The planet, named TOI 700 e, is likely rocky and 95% the size of our world. The celestial body is ...

A planet-forming disk made from rock and gas surrounds a young star. NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/ Gerald Eichstädt /Seán Doran Scientists have discovered over 4,000 ...

Natalie Hinkel receives funding from the NASA Nexus for Exoplanet System Science research coordination network based out of Arizona State University. This funding is used to research exoplanet ...