Over the last few years, the term “Goldilocks Zone” has become widely used to describe the range of distances from a star ...

Hycean worlds are also called ocean worlds. They're planets covered in oceans that also have thick hydrogen atmospheres.

The researches say that the Hycean Habitable Zone (HHZ), when compared to the terrestrial habitable zone, may include smaller ...

Astronomers have added two more exoplanets to a growing study aimed at finding out whether rocky worlds near small, faint ...

Not only does this research offer new clues about how Earth has maintained the delicate balance needed for life, but it may ...

Southwest Research Institute has collaborated with Yale University to summarize the scientific community's notable progress ...

The strength of Earth’s magnetic field and the amount of oxygen in its atmosphere seem to be correlated—and scientists want ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has notched another milestone, capturing a direct image of one of the coldest and oldest known ...

When the Sun expands into a red giant, it will swallow the inner solar system and raise the temperature in the outer regions.

During the red giant phase, both the Sun and Jupiter will shine brighter and become hotter. However, its moon Europa is ...