Around a star just 20 light-years from the Solar System, astronomers have confirmed the existence of what might be a ...

Scientists believe the exoplanet HD 20794 d, six times the mass of Earth, could harbour liquid water on its surface.

A newly confirmed exoplanet around a nearby sunlike star might be astronomers’ best chance yet to look for life beyond the ...

White dwarfs, once thought lifeless, could host habitable planets. The James Webb Telescope is searching for atmospheric ...

How would detecting methane help astronomers identify if exoplanets, or even exomoons, have life as we know it, or even as we ...

HWO will be the first space telescope built to find potentially habitable planets and analyze their atmospheres for signs of ...

SETI scientists suggest that extraterrestrial civilizations could detect Earth through 'technosignatures' like planetary ...

NASA's upcoming Pandora mission will complement the James Webb Space Telescope by making it easier to detect water in the ...

HD 20794 d completes its orbit just shy of two Earth years, placing it well within reach of conditions that might harbor life ...

If an extraterrestrial civilization existed with technology comparable to ours, would they be able to detect Earth?

New research suggests that life could thrive on exoplanets with unique atmospheres, expanding the definition of habitability ...