Thousands of exoplanets have been discovered, only a select few show promise. Here we look at some of the most habitable ...

A new AI model from the University of Bern predicts planetary systems likely to host Earth-like planets. It could boost the ...

Astronomers have detected molecules on exoplanet K2-18b that may have been produced by simple organisms, claiming it's the ...

The Chandra X-ray telescope and other observatories are being used to study stars that could potentially harbor habitable ...

In a new study, scientists discover that white dwarf stars have greater potential to host habitable planets than previously ...

U.S. team of researchers detected signs of two chemicals in the planet's atmosphere long considered to be "biosignatures" ...

Further studies are needed to determine whether K2-18b, which orbits a star 120 light-years away, is inhabited, or even ...

NASA's Curiosity rover has found iron-rich carbonates on Mars, offering new clues about the planet's ancient climate and ...

A team of astronomers claims to have sniffed out a “biosignature” in the atmosphere of a distant planet called K2-18b. But not everyone agrees that it signals life. An illustration shows what ...

While more research is needed, “It’s the first time humanity has seen potential biosignatures on a habitable planet,” said Nikku Madhusudhan, an astrophysicist at the University of Cambridge ...