Scientists have been researching a rocky planet in the TRAPPIST-1 system and discovered that it… sucks. Would this exoplanet ...

Today, we know of more than 5,000 exoplanets: planets outside our solar system that orbit other stars. While the effort to ...

"There are hundreds of billions of alien worlds in the Milky Way galaxy. And scientists have already discovered and confirmed ...

When we think of exoplanets that may be able to support life, we home in on the habitable zone. A habitable zone is a region ...

Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than previously thought — and may be a big reason that our planet harbors life.

Our team has now provided tentative evidence for a sulphur-rich atmosphere on a world that’s 1.5 times the size of Earth and ...

may also reveal why Earth uniquely supports life. As advanced telescopes like the James Webb Space Telescope explore ...

Scientists have calculated the Earth to be 4.54 billion years old, with an uncertainty of 50 million years on either side.

Astronomers have discovered a rocky Earth-like planet around a white dwarf star, hinting at our planet's future about eight billion years from now.

Today, we know of more than 5,000 exoplanets : planets outside our solar system that orbit other stars. While the effort to discover new worlds goes ...

These are just a taste of the discoveries made by the $10 billion Webb telescope since it began science observations in 2022.

Research indicates that the James Webb Space Telescope could help confirm the presence of life-supporting atmospheres on exoplanets in the "Goldilocks zone," enhancing the likelihood of discovering ...