Sending a mission to the solar gravitational lens (SGL) is the most effective way of actually directly imaging a potentially ...

But as much as it’s easy to think all they need is oxygen and water for life to flourish, scientists have discovered that isn ...

Earth is the only planet that supports life, and it is not just because of water or oxygen. Scientists have discovered that when our planet was born, it was sitting in the "chemical Goldilocks zone”, ...

Only 11.4 light-years away, two exoplanets have been detected around a neighboring star. One of them, Gl725Bc, is located in ...

Life on Earth may exist thanks to an incredible stroke of luck — a chemical sweet spot that most planets miss during their ...

According to Musk, building a 'self-growing city' on the Moon can be achieved in less than 10 years, whereas on Mars, it ...

Learn about HD 137010 b, a cold Earth‑sized planet candidate that sits near the outer edge of its star’s habitable zone.

SIGNS of an alien planet that’s about the same size as Earth have been picked by up a Nasa telescope. Scientists say it might ...

A new candidate exoplanet appears to almost uncanny similarities to Earth — but may differ in at least one major way.

Picture this. We're floating through the cosmos on a pale blue dot, orbiting an average star in an unremarkable galaxy. The ...

The transit method involves using an observatory like Kepler to 'stare' at a star and wait for its light to dim as a ...

NASA's Perseverance rover, launched in Florida, discovered bleached rocks on Mars, providing new evidence that the planet was ...