Exoplanets like Earth have been discovered but not all Earth-like planets are equal when it comes to alien life.

When astronomers announced Kepler-452b, they were not just adding another distant world to a growing catalog. They were ...

The planet is estimated to be about six per cent larger than Earth and follows a roughly 355-day orbit, according to the ...

"A strong magnetic field is very important for life on a planet." ...

Worlds that circle stars other than our own are called “exoplanets.” This specific one could be the very first planet like ...

Researchers at the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) have discovered a potentially habitable planet 150 light-years ...

A unique characteristic of the candidate planet HD 137010b is its ice-cold temperature.

This shifts our entire perspective on what makes a planet “Earth-like.” Nature is far more creative than our own solar system suggests. The universe might be teeming with “magma-shielded” worlds that ...

One of the boldest dreams in modern astronomy is the search for Earth-like worlds beyond our solar system. These exoplanets may hold oceans, rocky ground, and even atmospheres rich in oxygen or ...

The origin of super-Earths and sub-Neptunes has been revealed in a system of four young planets that are dramatically losing ...