A team of astronomers at the New South Wales have announced the discovery of an exoplanet sitting solidly in the habitable zone of its parent star. The new planets -- there are three altogether -- ...

TRAPPIST-1e, an Earth-sized world in the system’s habitable zone, is drawing scientific attention as researchers hunt for signs of an atmosphere—and potentially life-supporting conditions. Early James ...

Astronomers have used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to find strong evidence for a planet orbiting a star in the triple system closest to our own sun. At just 4 light-years away from Earth, the ...

An international team of astronomers has identified a rare, potentially habitable super-Earth just 19.5 light-years from Earth. Named GJ 251 c, the planet orbits within the habitable zone of its ...

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Researchers may have discovered a gas giant orbiting the star Alpha Centauri A, and it appears to be in the star's habitable zone. Reading time 3 minutes Exoplanet hunters have had an eye on Alpha ...

An illustration depicts what the surface of one of the exoplanets orbiting Barnard's Star may look like. The other three planets within the system can also be seen. - International Gemini ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Astronomers have identified a quartet of small rocky planets orbiting Barnard's star - one of our closest stellar neighbors - though they concluded that all of them are too hot ...

When a meteor streaks across the sky, it's not just beautiful. It's nature's way of delivering a time capsule to Earth. Contained within are hints about the very beginning of the solar system and how ...

The movie “Interstellar” — one of the most successful sci-fi movies in history — depicts the journey of Dr. Cooper through the boundless space to find a new habitat for mankind. At first glance, the ...