Rogue planets — worlds that drift through space alone without a star — largely remain a mystery to scientists. Now, ...

— -- Astronomers on Monday reported the discovery of an Earth-like planet outside the solar system whose size and distance from its own star put it in the "habitable" zone and make for a surface ...

With sapphire waterfalls, lava rain and orbits around dead stars, these distant worlds push the limits of what’s possible.

A rocky planet in the Milky Way galaxy may have an atmosphere, raising the possibility that life could exist on its surface, according to experts. TRAPPIST-1e, a planet belonging to a collection of ...

The discovery of a possible "super-Earth" less than 20 light-years from our own planet is offering scientists new hope in the hunt for other worlds that could harbor life, according to an ...

Astronomers have now confirmed over 6,000 exoplanets orbiting distant stars, marking a significant milestone in humanity’s quest to understand planetary systems beyond our own. According to Space.com, ...

How common are Earth-like planets in the universe? When I started working on supernova explosions, I never imagined that my ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has already captured some incredible images of our universe, with some game-changing insights to boot. But researchers at New York's Rensselaer Polytechnic ...

Over the last three decades, astronomers have discovered more than 6,000 planets outside our solar system — yet none that look just like home. That might be about to change. A new telescope project ...