Exoplanets like Earth have been discovered but not all Earth-like planets are equal when it comes to alien life.

Astonishingly, we can identify molecules present in the atmospheres of exoplanets.

R. Hurt (Caltech/IPAC) Just 4.3 light years from Earth lies a star called Alpha Centauri A, which is famous for being the nearest star that resembles our own Sun. In the popular Avatar movies, this ...

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In Apple TV’s Pluribus, a faint radio signal from deep space reshapes humanity, and the source, astronomers learn, is Kepler-22b, a world that exists far beyond our solar system. During episode 8, ...

Data suggests K2-18b is a "world with an ocean that is teeming with life," said study lead author Nikku Madhusudhan, an astrophysicist at the University of Cambridge in England. A whopping 8.6 times ...

In a significant breakthrough, scientists have identified three Earth-sized exoplanets in a binary star system, potentially offering a view of double sunsets reminiscent of the iconic Tatooine ...

Astronomers announced Thursday that they had detected the most promising "hints" of potential life on a planet beyond our solar system, though other scientists expressed skepticism. There has been ...

Researchers may have discovered a gas giant orbiting the star Alpha Centauri A, and it appears to be in the star's habitable zone. Reading time 3 minutes Exoplanet hunters have had an eye on Alpha ...

In a blow to anyone dreaming that complex life may exist elsewhere in the universe, a new study suggests we're unlikely to ...

Just 4.3 light years from Earth lies a star called Alpha Centauri A, which is famous for being the nearest star that resembles our own Sun. In the popular Avatar movies, this star's system is home to ...

Astronomers do not have a photo of Kepler-22b, but they used the so-called 'transit method' to detect it from 640 light-years away. - NASA / Ames / JPL-Caltech illustration In Apple TV’s Pluribus, a ...