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

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

A research team had previously found that as many as seven Earth-sized planets could orbit a single ... that the region in which an exoplanet could host life-supporting liquid water was much ...

On Earth, the most dangerous ultraviolet radiation for living organisms - UV - is blocked by the ozone layer. However, on Mars, the thin atmosphere, almost devoid of ozone, allows ...

These worlds are small, cold, and difficult to detect, especially when they lie in the "temperate zone"—the sweet spot around a star where conditions may support life. New tools like the PLATO ...

"Given everything we know about this planet, a Hycean world with an ocean that is teeming with life is the scenario that best ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has revealed new clues about Mars' volcanic past. While most people searching for signs of alien life these days might have their eyes on the exoplanet K2-18b, one team of ...

The detection of methane and possibly DMS and DMDS suggests a complex atmosphere which could support life. Ocean world hypothesis: While this view is contested, the planet could be covered by a ...

The planet’s large size — with a radius ... revealing conditions that could support life on the exoplanet. For the most recent discovery, a team of researchers used a different instrument ...

“This could be the tipping point, where suddenly the fundamental question of whether we’re alone in the universe is one we’re capable of answering.” More news about our planet: Sign up for ...