Astonishingly, we can identify molecules present in the atmospheres of exoplanets.

Published in the peer-reviewed The Astrophysical Journal, the research focuses on tidally locked planets, worlds that always ...

In a groundbreaking revelation, recent research indicates that the universe may harbor far more potentially habitable exoplanets than scientists had previously believed. This shift in understanding ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some exoplanets, like the one shown in this illustration, may have atmospheres that could make them potentially suitable for life.

Astronomers have long searched for life within a rather narrow ring around a star, the "habitable zone," where a planet ...

There might be many more planets that could be home to aliens than we thought, according to a new study. For years, ...

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

The planets have been nicknamed Earth's seven sisters. — -- An international team of astronomers has discovered seven potentially habitable exoplanets — or planets outside our solar system — that ...

At the beginning of the exoplanet age, the goals were fairly simple. The first was to find as many of them as possible to ...

Life beyond Earth may be far more prevalent than scientists have previously considered, according to a groundbreaking study from the Hebrew University. This research suggests that worlds once deemed ...

NASA has selected L3Harrist o develop advanced optics and mirror systems for the Habitable Worlds Observatory, a flagship space telescope searching for life beyond Earth.

WASHINGTON – For the first time astronomers have discovered a planet outside our solar system that is potentially habitable, with Earth-like temperatures, a find researchers described Tuesday as a big ...