As telescopes have become more powerful, it's turned out our solar system is not the only game in town: There are millions of ...

Researchers have discovered more than 6,000 exoplanets in our Milky Way. Of these, the sub-Neptune class, which are smaller ...

Learn how exoplanets are discovered, what makes planets beyond our solar system unique, and how they drive the ongoing search ...

A giant exoplanet orbiting a nearby dwarf star has been found in an ideal location for next-generation telescopes to search ...

Astronomers now understand that water-rich planets can form internally, even close to stars. A new study reveals that ...

In a significant breakthrough, scientists have identified three Earth-sized exoplanets in a binary star system, potentially ...

When evaluating possible planets out of the thousands out there, explained Prof. Bean, scientists look for liquid water as a main guiding principle. “All life on Earth needs liquid water, no matter ...

According to the researchers, because it is rocky and located in the star's habitable zone, it may be habitable.

What can a 3D map of an exoplanet’s atmosphere teach astronomers about the planet’s formation, evolution, and composition?

Tests on olivine hint that water-rich exoplanets could generate H2O internally, possibly explaining ocean worlds and even some of Earth’s early water.