The International Astronomical Union (IAU) will announce the results of its "Name the Exoworlds" campaign. The first official, publicly chosen exoplanet names will be unveiled today. The International ...

Scientists have peered through the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar system and discovered weather patterns "like something out of science fiction". For the first time ever, astronomers mapped ...

One of them is about 4.2 light years away - more than a whopping 24 trillion miles from Earth! Find out more here.

Experts from the Carl Sagan Institute at Cornell University have pinpointed 45 Earth-like planets that could have perfect conditions for aliens.