Astronomers have identified thousands of exoplanets, but only a handful look like Earth. These 16 worlds may be the closest ...

When astronomers search for planets that could host liquid water on their surface, they start by looking at a star's ...

For decades, the question of whether life exists beyond Earth has been more speculation than science. Now, powerful ...

Researchers have pinpointed a super-Earth in the habitable zone of a nearby M-dwarf star only 18 light-years away.

Where will we first find life beyond Earth? This is what a recent study published in The Astronomical Journal hopes to ...

Earth," is situated in a relatively close region of the Milky Way Galaxy and resembles Earth in appearance but is many times ...

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

The team discovered that the surface might contain liquid water, an essential ingredient for life. Astronomers from the, Irvine have discovered a planet orbiting within the “habitable zone” of its ...

A nearby binary star system is bereft of giant planets, but scientists think it may still be a decent place to look for life. Binary star system Eta Cassiopeiae, located just 19 light-years away, ...

According to Paul Robertson, associate professor of physics and astronomy at UC Irvine, discovering new exoplanets is common ...