Dusty worlds like the desert planet Arrakis in the Dune novels are probably quite common in the universe. Some of them, which have large amounts of dust in the atmosphere, are most
Scientists were surprised to find the solar system nearly 30 light-years from Earth, even though the center is a small red dwarf that still holds the planet in mass in orbit.
Astronomers in October sent a radio signal to a neighboring star system, one of the closest star systems that could contain the planet in accordance with life, according to New
The research team at the University of Hawaii and the University of Arizona (USA) was stunned to observe a new planet named 2MASS 0249 c orbiting a pair of red dwarfs.
The planets were discovered by NASA's Kepler spacecraft, by tracking the obscured light of the host star as the planet passes through the star's bright region.
The finding contrary to the astronomical hypothesis concludes that a star so small cannot create a planet too large.
Last week, the Arecibo observatory in Puerto Rico for the first time received a signal for radio wave outbreaks.
Scientists use the results of harsh living conditions research on distant planets to sketch the true shape of alien creatures.
Some scientists believe comets carried the materials needed to form life on Earth about 4 billion years ago.
Thanks to data from NASA's Kepler telescope, astronomers have discovered three planets smaller than Earth, orbiting a star much smaller than our Sun.