White dwarfs, once thought lifeless, could host habitable planets. The James Webb Telescope is searching for atmospheric ...

Around a star just 20 light-years from the Solar System, astronomers have confirmed the existence of what might be a ...

ALIENS could discover humans on Earth by spotting one of 12 signs, scientists say. Topping the list is a clue that could be ...

HD 20794 d completes its orbit just shy of two Earth years, placing it well within reach of conditions that might harbor life ...

Wolf 359’s extreme radiation and frequent X-ray flares make life-sustaining atmospheres on nearby planets highly unlikely, ...

Explore the impact of stellar flares on the potential for alien life. Discover how higher levels of UV radiation can both ...

According to astronomers, there are approximately 200 billion trillion stars in our observable universe — chances are, ...

The agency announced on Monday afternoon (Feb. 10) that it has picked SpaceX to launch Pandora, a 716-pound (325-kilogram) ...

This eccentric orbital path traverses the star’s habitable zone, the region in which liquid water might persist and allow life to arise, although the planet’s cycles of hot and cold could at ...

New research suggests that life could thrive on exoplanets with unique atmospheres, expanding the definition of habitability ...

NASA's Pandora mission, launching in fall 2025, will study the atmospheres of over 20 exoplanets, focusing on clouds, hazes, ...

The list was created by alien-hunting scientists at the SETI ... It's meant to look for planets in the habitable zones of their stars – where it might be possible for water to exist.