Astronomers have been trying to detect atmospheres on planets orbiting TRAPPIST-1, but bursts of radiation from the star make ...

But, if the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) gets its way, that's exactly where you might find one, as it's ...

NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has been used to discover Earth-size planet TOI 700 e. It is "orbiting ...

“We find that both exhibit strong linearly increasing trends, coupled with a large surge in magnitude between 330 and 220 ...

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 ...

NASA's discoveries reveal water's prevalence beyond Earth, from subsurface oceans on moons to vapor in exoplanet atmospheres.

This story is the first article of a two-part Mongabay mini-series exploring possible climate futures. Read Part One.

With 10 times the mass of our planet, and spending only part of its orbit in the habitable zone, Kepler-725c is very ...

The breakthrough came using a cutting-edge observational method that detects unseen planets via subtle deviations in their ...

Chinese and German scientists have utilized the Transit Timing Variation technique to locate an exoplanet super-Earth for the ...

Astronomers detected dimethyl sulfide (DMS) on exoplanet K2-18b, sparking excitement about potential extraterrestrial life.