Exoplanets—planets that orbit stars beyond our solar system—have transformed our understanding of the universe. Since the ...

"How planets are born is an unsolved area of research," astrophysicist Daniel Price of Australia's Monash University told ...

The recent detection of a gas in a distant plant has been linked to life forms has sparked debate among scientists.

An international planet hunt spearheaded by Monash University researchers has discovered evidence of five new baby planets, ...

Researchers have compiled a list of "ingredients" that could help resource exploration companies locate huge reservoirs of ...

Touch a piece of the Moon, snap a selfie holding a piece of Mars and enjoy a day out-of-this-world at the Natural History Museum’s new family exhibition all about the search for life in space.

Astronomers have detected the most promising signs yet of a possible biosignature outside the solar system, although they ...