A new device uses quantum optics to filter out starlight in real time — bringing scientists closer to directly observing ...

In April, scientists captured global attention by announcing they’d found a molecule in a faraway planet’s atmosphere that could signal life there. But a new analysis by University of Chicago ...

A retired researcher has detected an unusual pulse in the light of nearby stars while looking for signs of extraterrestrial ...

It is the largest object in the Solar System, but recent studies indicate it was once even twice as large as it is today.