In 2007, scientists discovered the first two Earth-like planets outside our solar system that appear to be located near or within their star's habitable zone. Previously discovered planets have ...

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

Exoplanets—planets that orbit stars beyond our solar system—have transformed our understanding of the universe. Since the ...

may have an enhanced rate of cometary impacts compared to Earth. That's because many of them orbit in the habitable zone of M dwarfs, a region quite close to these cool stars. At such small ...

THERE are planets beyond our own that could be hiding untouched paradises.  Exoplanet LHS 1140 b is just one of them – and ...

Using the Kepler space telescope, the agency had discovered an exoplanet the size of Earth located in the habitable zone of another star. The planet was the first of a similar size to Earth ...

(Web Desk) - A ‘super-Earth’ exoplanet has been found outside of our solar system and it could have the right conditions to sustain life. The new planet, named HD 20794 d, was originally discovered ...

Nasa Scientist Discovers Earth-sized ‘Habitable Zone’ World Just 100 Light-years Away The company's payload aboard the ISS features three distinct camera views: a wide-angle lens for Earth's horizon, ...

Gliese 581, located 20 light years away from Earth in the constellation Libra, has a somewhat checkered history of habitable-planet claims. Two previously detected planets in the system lie at the ...

The Chandra X-ray telescope and other observatories are being used to study stars that could potentially harbor habitable planets ... down the list for possible Earth-like planets to image.

"If the ultimate result of this story is that the public is more circumspect about future claims of life detection, that's ...