A young planet named HIP 67522 causes violent eruptions on its star, dramatically accelerating the loss of its own atmosphere ...

Some exoplanets in their stars' habitable zones may be distinctly uninhabitable due to solar flaring. Red dwarfs are known for powerful flaring, and since they're dim and their habitable zones are ...

A planet that is snuggled up closely with its host star may be igniting colossal flares that strip it of its own mass.

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured an exoplanet no one had seen before. This marks a turning point in space ...

Astriking discovery by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has unveiled the bizarre and fascinating nature of the exoplanet ...

Here, Cyril tells us about his work and how it could help answer the ultimate astronomical question – is there life elsewhere ...

Proxima Centauri b is the closest known exoplanet to our solar system that is thought to be within the habitable zone of its star.

The flares may heat up and inflate the planet's atmosphere, which is dominated by hydrogen and helium. Being lashed by these ...

The search for extraterrestrial life oscillates between hope and skepticism. A recent study reports promising clues about a distant exoplanet, reigniting the debate. The case of exoplanet K2-18 b ...

A team of international researchers led by Tomas Stolker in the Netherlands has imaged a young gas giant exoplanet near a 12-million-year-old star. The planet is orbiting a star whose planet formation ...

Lichens grow in a wide range of shapes and forms. Does their ability to resist UV radiation suggest how microbes might ...

Dr Cyril Bourgenot from our Centre for Advanced Instrumentation is part of a team developing cutting-edge technology to enable astronomers to look ...