Astronomers have recently unlocked a new frontier in exoplanet exploration, generating the first 3D map of a distant world.

According to the researchers, because it is rocky and located in the star's habitable zone, it may be habitable.

When evaluating possible planets out of the thousands out there, explained Prof. Bean, scientists look for liquid water as a ...

If alien life exists on the newly discovered JG 251 c, we could know about it in the next 10 years.

It's just 18 light-years away: a super-Earth named GJ 251c with a minimum mass about 3.84 times that of our own planet. The ...

Sydney scientists fixed NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope without ever leaving Earth. Using AI-powered software called AMIGO, ...

Scientists have uncovered one of the few potentially habitable worlds close enough and positioned just right for the next ...

Dr. Eric Ford, director of Penn State’s Center for Exoplanets and Habitable Worlds, explains the search for planets beyond ...

The rate of finding these distant worlds has recently increased, with astronomers scrambling to accommodate the data ...

Astronomers have generated the first three-dimensional map of a planet orbiting another star, revealing an atmosphere with ...

Many planets featured in Star Trek TNG share traits that scientists now look for when identifying exoplanets: rocky terrain, ...