Thousands of exoplanets have been found, but only a few stand out as truly Earth-like. These 16 may be the most promising ...

As Santa sits at the North Pole anticipating the discovery of life on some far-flung planet he might be somewhat nervously scanning the latest scientific literature to see which exoplanets are hot top ...

The powerful coronal mass ejection would have likely destroyed the atmospheres of any potentially habitable planets nearby ...

Earth” that sits in the temperate zone of its star, instantly vaulting it into the short list of worlds that might be able to ...

"It represents a major step forward in how we think about the search for distant worlds capable of hosting life." Water isn't just delivered to planets by comets and asteroids — it can also be forged ...

When Galileo pointed his telescope at Saturn and Jupiter, he had just discovered the nature of two giant planets. Later came Uranus and Neptune, two more gas giants. Since then, astronomers have ...

According to popular media, the search for alien life involves advanced technology, space exploration and sometimes even ...

For the first time, astronomers have spotted a coronal mass ejection exploding from a star other than our Sun.

Our search for exoplanets is focused on Milky Way stars. It's been successful, with more than 6,000 detected so far.

A FIERY hell-world that would instantly roast visitors alive has a vast lava ocean – and may be packed with rare gems. The ...

Searching for life on other planets requires more than just measuring their distances from their stars. A future NASA ...

The James Webb Telescope is reshaping our understanding of distant worlds, revealing exoplanet atmospheres, potential ...