Astronomers might be close to confirming the presence of an Earth-like atmosphere on an exoplanet for the first time, ...

How will NASA's upcoming Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) mission differentiate Earth-sized exoplanets from other ...

Scientists got a never-before-seen look at an area around a large exoplanet 625 light-years away where moons could ...

Astronomers around the world have confirmed over 6,000 exoplanets, a milestone reached in September 2025. Billions more are ...

With the discovery of ever more exoplanets—over 6,000 now—scientists, of course, want to know if they are habitable for life.

St. Andrews University physicists who looked at the planet said that the research conjures "two possible explanations." ...

Astronomers have taken a huge leap towards discovering habitable worlds, and the world now eagerly anticipates a rocky planet ...

Thirty years ago, astronomers didn’t know if planets around other stars were common. Today, NASA says we’ve confirmed 6,000 ...

Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 e may contain an atmosphere and liquid water, NASA scientists said. Research into the exoplanet is ...

To our surprise, a similar phenomenon of water vapor has also been observed on exoplanets far in the depths of the universe. K2-18b is an exoplanet located about 110 light-years from Earth. It is ...

A new study rules out the existence of global oceans of water on Neptune-like planets such as K2-18b, finding their water ...