You can enjoy a night under the stars - and learn about astronomy - at a Des Plaines school next week. The free, family-friendly astronomy event is set for Tuesday at Algonquin Middle School, 767 E.

Planets that circle distant stars are called exoplanets. While we have eight planets in our solar system, astronomers have discovered thousands of these far-flung worlds around other stars. Exoplanets ...

The new images reveal JWST will be a fantastic tool for astronomers aiming to improve their knowledge of exoplanets. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

When it comes to discovering new astronomical bodies, sometimes humans are irreplaceable thanks to their skills in pattern detection. But in other cases, computers can spot things that aren’t visible ...

Thanks to a new deep neural network called ExoMiner, NASA has added a whopping 301 exoplanets that human eyes had missed. These exoplanets have been added to the 4,569 other planets that have been ...

The study, the first large-scale assessment of astronomy learning in India, highlights both enthusiasm for astronomy and deep ...

Just 40 light-years from Earth, the TRAPPIST-1 system of planets is home to the largest family of Earth-like worlds known to astronomers. At least seven planets are known to orbit within the ...

Over 4,5000 planets have been found around other stars, but scientists expect that our galaxy contains millions of planets. There are multiple methods for detecting these small, faint bodies around ...