A new study reveals how rogue planets could have "Ocean World" moons that may support life.
Astronomers have found another Earth-sized planet. It's about 31 light-years away and orbits in the habitable zone of a red…
Most stars will end their lives as white dwarfs. White dwarfs are the remnant cores of once-luminous stars like our…
In a new study, a team of Earth scientists shows how scientists could look for signs of a carbon-silicate cycle…
A new study has identified another class of exoplanet that could drastically increase the odds of finding life beyond the…
A new study by a team from Rice University has shown that where a planet forms in its star system…
We're getting better and better at detecting exoplanets. Using the transit method of detection, the Kepler Space Telescope examined over…
A hospitable star that doesn't kill you with deadly flares. A rocky planet with liquid water and an agreeable climate.…
Earthlings are fortunate. Our planet has a robust magnetic shield. Without out magnetosphere, the Sun's radiation would've probably ended life…
In order to be considered habitable, a planet needs to have liquid water. Cells, the smallest unit of life, need…