Astonishingly, we can identify molecules present in the atmospheres of exoplanets.

This shift is grounded in how scientists interpret the atmospheric data of distant planets, especially chemical markers like ...

Researchers at Cambridge University made a big splash in April last year when they announced that they had strong evidence ...

For many years, astronomers have been looking for extraterrestrial life. In doing so, astronomers have narrowed their search ...

In a groundbreaking revelation, recent research indicates that the universe may harbor far more potentially habitable exoplanets than scientists had previously believed. This shift in understanding ...

Scientists are using powerful telescopes to study exoplanet atmospheres for signs of life. New missions could soon reveal ...

Exoplanets like Earth have been discovered but not all Earth-like planets are equal when it comes to alien life.

The planets have been nicknamed Earth's seven sisters. — -- An international team of astronomers has discovered seven potentially habitable exoplanets — or planets outside our solar system — that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In our solar system, Earth is one of but eight planets – nine, if you really want to count Pluto – and the only one remotely ...

A recent study of an exoplanet 120 light-years away revealed it has elements that are believed to be essential in the formation of life. NASA studied K2-18 b, an exoplanet 8.6 times as massive as ...

Astronomers have long searched for life within a rather narrow ring around a star, the "habitable zone," where a planet ...