The discovery of new exoplanets can help scientists understand how planets form and evolve. Scientists from UNSW Sydney have located a potential new exoplanet -- a planet that orbits a star outside of ...

Our quest to find a “second Earth” has long occupied scientists and dreamers alike. The possibility of another world ...

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

Earth, HD 20794 d, lies in a nearby planetary system and orbits within its star’s habitable zone. Its unusual elliptical orbit could impact its potential for life, making it a fascinating subject for ...

Whether aliens could detect our modern civilization depends on what signs they’re looking for—and, crucially, their distance ...

Researchers revealed that the planet, named HD 20794 d, has a mass six times greater than Earth's and orbits within the ...

Scientists mapped exoplanet WASP-121b’s atmosphere, revealing extreme winds and hidden metals. Iron and titanium appear ...

For the first time, scientists have discovered an exoplanet that defies the usual pace of time. WASP-121b, located 900 ...

A recent study has unveiled how chemical elements and powerful winds shape the atmosphere of a planet far beyond our solar system.

The cosmic orphan, or "free-floating planetary-mass object," designated SIMP 0136 drifts through the universe around 20 light-years from Earth — and it does so without a stellar anchor.

Scientists say they are rethinking how the weather works after creating a 3D map of an exoplanet 900 light-years ... of how weather works – not just on Earth, but on all planets.

Astronomers have discovered by looking through an exoplanet's atmosphere and mapping its 3D structure for the first time ...