Astronomers have recently made an exciting discovery: an exoplanet, merely 12 light-years away from our own planet, is home to liquid water, a crucial ingredient for life as we know it. Understanding ...

In the search for habitable exoplanets, atmospheric conditions play a key role in determining if a planet can sustain liquid ...

When the JWST finally began its long-awaited science operations in July 2022, there was a long list of targets awaiting its ...

Scientists studying the rocky exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e may have found hints of an atmosphere. If confirmed, it could be an ...

Finding another Earth is the holy grail of modern astronomy. NASA’s upcoming Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) is ...

In a groundbreaking development, astronomers have identified potential biosignatures on an exoplanet, a discovery that could ...

Scientists are unraveling the mysteries of "steam worlds"—exoplanets known as sub-Neptunes that are rich in water but orbit ...

There are seven rocky planets orbiting TRAPPIST-1. The James Webb Space Telescope now has one of the most exciting ones in ...

When astronomers observe a planet passing in front of its star, the slight dip in starlight reveals a wealth of information.

Fresh data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has provided new clues about the nature of the exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 e, ...

In hopeful news in the search for ET, researchers have discovered signs suggesting an atmosphere surrounding an Earth-like ...

If we’ll ever find life outside our solar system, it will not be an instant discovery. Save for the slim possibility of an intelligent civilization beaming a message in our direction, evidence for ...