With over 7,000 exoplanets identified in our galaxy, scientists are shifting their focus to studying these worlds' characteristics in the quest for extraterrestrial life. The backdrop for one team is ...

Astronomers have identified a super-Earth orbiting a Sun-like star just 20 light-years away, making it one of the closest and most promising candidates for studying Earth-like atmospheres. The planet, ...

New Delhi: Dense knots or clumps of cold gas grow by pulling in gas and dust from the surrounding regions. The infalling material flattens into a disk, with the temperatures and pressures increasing ...