Kepler 452b, often called Earth’s “cousin,” has fascinated scientists and space enthusiasts alike for its remarkable ...

"Are we alone?" This ancient question has occupied humanity's mind for a long time. In 1995, the discovery of the first ...

SCIENTISTS have stumbled across a new Super-Earth that orbits inside its star’s habitable zone with a new alien-hunting tool.

Experts at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have found a 'Super-Earth' among the stars known as Kepler-725c, which ...

Exoplanet science is shifting from finding any detectable exoplanets we can to searching for those in their stars' habitable ...

The challenge in the search for habitable worlds is clear. We need to be able to identify habitable worlds and distinguish ...

Based on the Transit Timing Variation (TTV) technique for the first time, the super-Earth, Kepler-725c, with 10 times the ...

To astronomers, a “potentially habitable” planet is one that could sustain life, not necessarily one that humans would consider a nice place to live. Habitability depends on many factors, but liquid ...

An international team of astronomers led by China's Yunnan Observatories has identified a potentially habitable super-Earth ...

A new study debates the complex ethical questions that must be considered if we're to terraform Mars and lays the blueprint ...

The authors also noted why colonising Mars would not be good for science. Lanza pointed out that terraforming Mars will ...

Warmer climates than Earth’s could accelerate life’s development, potentially increasing the number of planets with more ...