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.

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

Exoplanets can be quite different from Earth, but occasionally researchers find one that gives a sneak peak into what the ...

The exoplanet orbits its host star in just over five days, making its "year" only a fraction of an Earth month. Its path ...

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.

Astronomers have discovered an Earth-like planet orbiting a white dwarf 4,000 light years away, offering a glimpse into our ...