Still, science being science, we needed proof—and we got it in 1992, when two astronomers found two planets orbiting a pulsar ...

When astronomers search for planets that could host liquid water on their surface, they start by looking at a star's habitable zone. Water is a key ingredient for life, and on a planet too close to ...

Could there be alien life on Proxima b? Discover the possibilities of life thriving on our closest exoplanet neighbor.

Of the seven Earth-sized worlds orbiting the red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1, one planet in particular has attracted the attention ...

A first ever detection of a coronal mass ejection from a small red dwarf could have big consequences for life on any nearby ...

A nearby binary star system is bereft of giant planets, but scientists think it may still be a decent place to look for life.

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

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

Using the Webb telescope’s powerful Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph (NIRISS) instrument, the team detected a ...

Astronomers observed giant helium clouds escaping exoplanet WASP-107b, revealing atmospheric loss and offering key insight ...