An exoplanet just 49 light-years from Earth seems to have a characteristic that might help it host life: an atmosphere, ...

A rocky exoplanet 48 light-years from Earth has offered the 'strongest evidence yet' that other planets besides Earth could ...

The gas giant, called Beta Pictoris d, had been hiding in plain sight for more than a decade, until two independent teams ...

The planet LHS 1140 b lies in its star’s habitable zone, which already made it a prime candidate as a possible host for life ...

Astronomers found a helium atmosphere around a rocky exoplanet — a good sign for the search for life outside the solar system ...

Astronomers have spotted helium escaping from LHS 1140b, an exoplanet orbiting in its star’s ‘habitable zone’.

It’s the first potentially habitable world known to host an atmosphere, making it a lead contender in the search for life ...

The Virtual Planetary Laboratory (VPL), one of NASA’s flagship astrobiology research teams, has officially joined the SETI ...

Hydrogen can react with other chemicals, and both it and helium can be lost to space. Venus, Earth, and Mars are thought to ...

It has taken over ten years, but astronomers have finally won a prolonged game of cosmic hide-and-seek with a planet hiding ...

Who ordered the roasted exoplanet? Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope found a world that really puts the "hot" in "Hot Jupiter." ...

An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new exoplanet orbiting a sunlike star as part of the Next ...