4 Tiny Planets Discovered Near Earth

The four exoplanets orbit Barnard’s Star so closely that their years last only a few Earth days. They are probably rocky and, ...
HUNTING for aliens is now a little easier as scientists discover a new sign that gives away life on far-off planets.
The planets are all too hot for life as we know it, but astronomers haven’t given up searching for more planets in Barnard's ...
Astrophysicists have once again enriched our knowledge of the cosmos with a new discovery: two small planets orbiting ...
Our quest to find a “second Earth” has long occupied scientists and dreamers alike. The possibility of another world ...
A chemical found in the atmosphere around an exoplanet that leads researchers to believe the planet may harbor life is called ...
Scientists from UNSW Sydney have located a potential new exoplanet—a planet that orbits a star outside of our solar ...
Thousands of exoplanets have been discovered, only a select few show promise. Here we look at some of the most habitable ...
These gases — composed of carbon, hydrogen, and a halogen, like chlorine — are mostly made by bacteria, algae, fungi, and ...
Astronomers have discovered nearly 6,000 planets beyond our own solar system. Here's how — and how we'll find even more.