Astronomy on Tap ATX is partnering with C. L. Butaud for Astronomy Uncorked. How do astronomers discover planets orbiting distant stars? What have they found, and how do these exoplanets differ from ...

A new device uses quantum optics to filter out starlight in real time — bringing scientists closer to directly observing Earth-like worlds. A team of scientists is developing a "quantum-sensitive" ...

New observations fail to confirm signs of life in the atmosphere of the distant planet K2-18b. They also raise questions about what it will take to detect biology light-years away. By Carl Zimmer In ...

In a first, a pair of unusual stars has been revealed to have an equally unusual companion – an exoplanet that orbits them perpendicularly. Astronomers may think they know what is normal for stars and ...