Astronomers might be close to confirming the presence of an Earth-like atmosphere on an exoplanet for the first time, ...

Kevin France, a professor of astrophysics at the University of Colorado Boulder, discusses the Habitable Worlds Observatory, ...

Late-stage planetary collisions reshaped Earth and its neighboring planets, delivering water, altering their atmospheres, and ...

Astronomers have identified an Earth-size exoplanet, TRAPPIST-1 e, 40 light years away that could potentially sustain liquid ...

Scientists discovered an exoplanet and are are studying to see if it is habbitable. According to the scientists, they are a ...

Experts are optimistic about the potential habitability of this celestial body. They said, "They could soon confirm if the exoplanet is habitable and could sustain liquid water." If confirmed, it ...

Jezero Crater’s rocks reveal three stages of water activity, shifting from hostile acidic fluids to more life-friendly ...

In the search for habitable exoplanets, atmospheric conditions play a key role in determining if a planet can sustain liquid ...

Recently, a new study utilizing the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) revealed a planet located 41 light years away from Earth, which may possess an atmosphere. More importantly, it lies within the ...

By 2015, NASA announced that Kepler had discovered its 1,000th exoplanet. 2016 was a banner year for exoplanet detections with nearly 1,500 in that year alone. The total number reached 5,000 in March ...

Scientists have found thousands of planets outside our solar system, called exoplanets, throughout the galaxy. This artist’s ...

The difficulty in analysis lies not only in the faintness of the signal but also in the star itself. TRAPPIST-1 is a small and temperamental red dwarf star. Its surface is constantly changing due to ...