"A strong magnetic field is very important for life on a planet," study lead Miki Nakajima, an associate professor in the ...

Astonishingly, we can identify molecules present in the atmospheres of exoplanets.

For many years, astronomers have been looking for extraterrestrial life. In doing so, astronomers have narrowed their search ...

This shift is grounded in how scientists interpret the atmospheric data of distant planets, especially chemical markers like ...

In a groundbreaking revelation, recent research indicates that the universe may harbor far more potentially habitable exoplanets than scientists had previously believed. This shift in understanding ...

Exoplanets like Earth have been discovered but not all Earth-like planets are equal when it comes to alien life.

Scientists are using powerful telescopes to study exoplanet atmospheres for signs of life. New missions could soon reveal whether Earth is unique.

The planets have been nicknamed Earth's seven sisters. — -- An international team of astronomers has discovered seven potentially habitable exoplanets — or planets outside our solar system — that ...

What if humanity's search for life on other planets returns no hits? A team of researchers led by Dr. Daniel Angerhausen, a Physicist in Professor Sascha Quanz's Exoplanets and Habitability Group at ...

A recent study of an exoplanet 120 light-years away revealed it has elements that are believed to be essential in the formation of life. NASA studied K2-18 b, an exoplanet 8.6 times as massive as ...

What can not finding life beyond Earth tell us about the universe? This is what a recent study published in The Astronomical Journal hopes to address as an international team of researchers ...