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

The initial sniff of extraterrestrial air might already be within our telescopes’ reach. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope ...

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

It is similar in size to Earth and completes a full orbit around its star in just six days. Scientists believe that the ...

A rocky, Earth-size planet located in our Milky Way galaxy may have an atmosphere around it, according to new research, ...

Could a recently discovered "super-Earth" have the potential temperature and conditions to sustain life? The new exoplanet is situated "fairly close to us" -- only 137 light-years away -- and orbits ...

Scientists are steadily ruling out habitable conditions on the seven planets of the star Trappist-1. On one of the worlds, a ...

Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, is the only known moon that contains its own atmosphere denser than Earth's, and is the only known object in space other than Earth that contains stable liquids on ...

"Although this doesn't rule out the possibility that Enceladus' ocean may be habitable, it does mean we need to be cautious ...

This is a challenging mission for a number of reasons, beginning with getting down to the surface. Because Titan has a thick ...