An international team of astronomers has identified a rare, potentially habitable super-Earth just 19.5 light-years from ...

A giant exoplanet orbiting a nearby dwarf star has been found in an ideal location for next-generation telescopes to search for potential signs of life. The discovery of a potential “super-Earth” loca ...

When evaluating possible planets out of the thousands out there, explained Prof. Bean, scientists look for liquid water as a main guiding principle. “All life on Earth needs liquid water, no matter ...

Exoplanets are planets outside Earth's solar system. In 1995, a gas giant named 51 Pegasi b, which orbits a star similar to Earth's sun, etched its name in history as the first exoplanet ever ...

What happens to planets as their stars age and come closer to death? This is what a recent study published in the Monthly ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. This artist’s concept depicts one possible appearance of the planet Kepler-452b, the first ...

A planet recently scored 0.836 on the habitability index, slightly higher than Earth, using factors like orbit shape, ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An artist's depiction of 51 Pegasi b, the first exoplanet found orbiting a sunlike star. | Credit ...