Proxima Centauri b is the closest known exoplanet to our solar system that is thought to be within the habitable zone of its star.

Astronomers have discovered thousands of exoplanets, some in the so-called habitable zone, Does that mean these planets could ...

When NASA launched the Kepler Space Telescope in 2009, its mission was clear: to explore the stars and uncover distant ...

Astronomers have discovered thousands of exoplanets, some in the so-called habitable zone, but does that mean they could host life? The search for alien biology is just beginning.

Imagine stepping onto a distant exoplanet, where vast alien oceans stretch beyond the horizon. Based on data from missions ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), launched in 2021, is currently the most powerful space observatory ever built.

Solar flares can reshape exoplanet atmospheres within days, affecting temperature, winds, and potential habitability.

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

Kepler-62 currently hosts five known exoplanets, with two of them orbiting within its star’s habitable zone. Additionally, while Kepler-62 is still demonstrating nuclear fusion, like our Sun, white ...

Astronomers used a 3D global computer model to compare the climates of exoplanets in different stellar and orbital configurations. They found that a planet orbiting a white dwarf star would offer ...

Beyond our solar system, countless alien worlds of lava, ice, water and noxious gas swirl through the cosmos. Here are some of the strangest exoplanets that scientists have discovered so far.