What can exoplanets orbiting M-dwarf stars teach scientists about planetary formation and evolution? This is what a recent ...

Astronomers might be close to confirming the presence of an Earth-like atmosphere on an exoplanet for the first time, ...

The initial sniff of extraterrestrial air might already be within our telescopes’ reach. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope ...

Could a recently discovered "super-Earth" have the potential temperature and conditions to sustain life? The new exoplanet is situated "fairly close to us" -- only 137 light-years away -- and orbits ...

That raises the possibility that the TRAPPIST-1e exoplanet could also have liquid water and therefore support life.

We tend to think of the weather as mundane, the sort of boring things you talk about when you have nothing else to say, but in the scope of the solar system, it’s one of the most interesting things ...

It is similar in size to Earth and completes a full orbit around its star in just six days. Scientists believe that the ...

A huge "super-Earth" with an extreme climate that results in it being habitable for only part of its orbit has been discovered orbiting a star 2,472 light years away. And the most remarkable thing is, ...

This is a challenging mission for a number of reasons, beginning with getting down to the surface. Because Titan has a thick atmosphere, it will take about 90 minutes for the spacecraft to descend.