American space agency NASA launched the Pandora telescope that will use a new approach to look at distant exoplanets in search of signs of habitability.

Aside from Pandora, the launch also carried dozens of additional satellites, including two NASA-sponsored CubeSats.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched a trio of NASA astrophysics small satellites along with dozens of commercial spacecraft on a rideshare mission Jan. 11.

NASA’s Pandora satellite lifts off on SpaceX’s Twilight mission to study exoplanets and analyze their atmospheres with a 17-inch telescope

NASA has confirmed that there are over 6,000 exoplanets floating out there in the galaxy, with another 8,000 exoplanets that are still waiting to be discovered.

Among other things, the James Webb Space Telescope is designed to get us closer to finding habitable worlds around faraway stars. From its perch a million miles from Earth, Webb’s huge gold-coated mirror collects more light than any other telescope put into space.

NASA’s Pandora mission will study exoplanet atmospheres by separating star light from planet signals, helping scientists learn which distant worlds may have air, water, and signs of life

Could a recently discovered "super-Earth" have the potential temperature and conditions to sustain life? The new exoplanet is situated "fairly close to us" -- only 137 light-years away -- and orbits within a "habitable zone," according to NASA. Astronomers ...