Astronomers have detected the most promising signs yet of a possible biosignature outside the solar system, although they ...

The curious minds at What If explore what it would mean for life on Earth if every planet in our solar system were habitable.

Warmer climates than Earth’s could accelerate life’s development, potentially increasing the number of planets with more ...

Stars don’t just form planets—they may also re-supply their disks with gas, reshaping how and where planets emerge.

Observations by the James Webb space telescope find possible biological activity on a giant planet 124 light-years from Earth ...

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

In a potential landmark discovery, scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have obtained what they call the strongest ...

We tend to think of habitability in terms of individual planets and their potential to host life. But barring outliers like ...

Astronomers have discovered one of the least habitable planets ever. This tiny world is being melted by its host star, leaving a comet-like tail that stretches millions of kilometers behind it.

A planet circling at a sharp 90-degree angle to the orbits of its two host stars has now been confirmed. This discovery ...

The Biomass satellite will measure the trunks, branches and stems of the trees that populate the planet's forests. ESA says ...