New research points toward an exoplanet that may be capable of supporting life 20 light-years away from Earth.

HWO will be the first space telescope built to find potentially habitable planets and analyze their atmospheres for signs of ...

Astronomers have discovered an exoplanet that might have favorable conditions for liquid water. This planet, HD 20794 d, ...

Thirty years after the discovery of the first exoplanet, astronomers have detected more than 7,000 of them in our galaxy. But ...

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

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

Scientists found an intriguing world in our galaxy.

With winds blowing at 20,500 mph, "the planet has complex weather patterns just like Earth and other planets of our own ...

Astronomers who identified HD 20794 d say its proximity to its host star and orbital pattern suggest it could hold water.

Astronomers discovered the exoplanet in 2016, a gas giant that’s slightly larger than Jupiter with a fraction of its mass, ...

Exoplanet exploration has taken off in recent years, with over 5,500 being discovered so far. Some have even been in the ...

Kepler was one of the most successful exoplanet-hunting missions so far. It discovered 2,600 confirmed exoplanets—almost half ...