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

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

What happens when a planet contains immense quantities of water but is far too hot for that water to remain liquid?

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, ...

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

Discover what it would take to make distant exoplanets habitable and the challenges involved. ICE reached out to a WA tribe ...

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

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

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

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

An exoplanet completely or densely covered by clouds could aid astronomers in their search for signs of life beyond Earth. Cloudy skies may spoil a picnic or block a view of the stars through a ...