People always want to know what will happen to Earth when the sun eventually swells up as a red giant. For one thing, the ...

What if Earth isn’t the most habitable planet in the universe? In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have identified a group of “superhabitable” exoplanets,worlds that may offer even better ...

In the hunt for exoplanets, many seek out habitable worlds. There's comfort in discovering planets that remind us of ...

A new study proposes that seeding the orb’s underground ocean with microbes might help us learn how to make other worlds ...

NASA’s MAVEN finally sees sputtering—an escape process that stripped Mars of its atmosphere and ancient water.

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 ...

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

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

A conversation with Peter Schlosser, vice president and vice provost of Global Futures at Arizona State University ...

Of the roughly 6,000 exoplanets we’ve discovered, a significant number are in the apparent habitable zones of their stars.