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

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

Discover what it would take to make distant exoplanets habitable and the challenges involved. Marjorie Taylor Greene ...

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

Can planets orbiting M dwarf stars become habitable, or does the star’s activity prevent it? This is what a recent study ...

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, ...

There are no confirmed exomoons, moons orbiting distant exoplanets in other solar systems. There are a few candidates, but none have passed the threshold and been accepted as confirmed. But they must ...

A newly detected super-Earth just 20 light-years away is giving scientists one of the most promising chances yet to search ...

Eta Cassiopeiae, a nearby double star system, may host stable Earth-sized planets. Its lack of giant exoplanets makes it ...

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

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 ...