In April, a European team of astronomers announced the discovery of two possibly habitable Earth-like planets. Two new detailed studies of this system confirm that one of the planets might indeed be ...

Nearly two years after spotting Gliese 581g, the celebrated "first potentially habitable" alien world, the planet's discoverers continue to fight for its existence. The discovery of Gliese 581g made ...

Nearly two years after spotting Gliese 581g, the celebrated "first potentially habitable" alien world, the planet's discoverers continue to fight for its existence. The discovery of Gliese 581g made ...

View of the possible inner planets of the Gliese 581 system along with their star, a red dwarf. (Lynette Cook) What astronomers thought were a pair of potentially life-friendly alien worlds are ...

Two exoplanets, once considered excellent candidates in the search for life elsewhere in the Universe, do not exist, according to a new study in the journal Science. Both non-planets, Gliese 581d and ...

After locating more than 340 planets orbiting other stars, astronomers have identified two that are the most similar to Earth so far. The most recently discovered one is almost twice as large as Earth ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Last month, astronomers announced the discovery of the first potentially habitable extrasolar ...

Ever wonder what the most earth-like planets in the universe are? Or, at least in this universe? Could you imagine life on any other planet than Earth? Well, while the possibility of this existing has ...

In April, a European team of astronomers announced in Astronomy & Astrophysics the discovery of two possibly habitable Earth-like planets. A&A is now publishing two independent, detailed studies of ...

More than 10 years after the discovery of the first extrasolar planet, astronomers have now discovered more than 250 of these planets. Until a few years ago, most of the newly discovered exoplanets ...