Researchers using the Hubble Space Telescope have discovered water vapor in the atmosphere of planet K2-18b, located about ...

Warmer climates than Earth’s could accelerate life’s development, potentially increasing the number of planets with more ...

Planet TOI-421b lacks the haze of other exoplanets, which means we're able to get a surprisingly clear understanding of it.

NASA’s Curiosity rover has spotted carbon-containing minerals that can tell scientists more about what ancient Mars’ ...

An exoplanet discovered in 2020 contains the coldest temperatures ever measured on a planetary body, according to scientists.

The James Webb Space Telescope has investigated an exoplanet that’s super cool — literally. The huge planet, which is six ...

A team of astronomers claims to have sniffed out a “biosignature” in the atmosphere of a distant planet called K2-18b. But ...

From breathtaking snapshots of distant galaxies to game-changing discoveries about the universe’s expansion, the Hubble Space ...

In 2020, astronomers detected WD 1856+534 b, a gas giant that orbits a star 81 light-years from Earth. This exoplanet, which ...

Earth and Mars are mysteriously low in elements like copper and zinc, which are crucial for planetary chemistry and potentially life. A new study overturns old theories by showing that these elements ...

The detection of life beyond Earth would be one of the most profound discoveries in the history of science. The Milky Way ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers are working to confirm potential evidence of life on a distant exoplanet ...