A new exoplanet candidate has just burst onto the scene, and it may be one of the best alien worlds yet on which to search for extraterrestrial life. It's just 18 light-years away: a super-Earth named ...

Irvine, Calif., Oct. 23, 2025 — University of California, Irvine astronomers have identified an exoplanet located in a star’s habitable zone, where surface conditions might exist that can support the ...

A recently discovered exoplanet, a planet that exists beyond our solar system, called GJ 251c is a super-Earth located just 18 light-years away from our ...

Exoplanets, planets that exist beyond the reaches of our social system, are a key focus for astronomers as they can help uncover a variety of mysteries in our universe, from how the cosmos originally ...