Thousands of exoplanets have been discovered, only a select few show promise. Here we look at some of the most habitable exoplanets ever discovered ranked through their similarity to Earth. The result ...

The latest of some 5,780 exoplanets so far discovered outside our own solar system is described as a "young" planet that may develop into a super-Earth: a world compositionally similar to our own but ...

Even JWST can’t separate these tiny planets from their host stars – as they orbit their stars too closely. But there is a way ...

Over many millions of years, NASA suspects the young world could mature into either of the most common planets found in our ...

Some minerals in lava could suggest water is nearby.

How can astronomers determine if an exoplanet has water based on Earth’s geological composition? This is what a recent study ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have detected possible signs of gases released by volcanic activity on a ...

Scientists have discovered a nearby exoplanet that is just a baby by planetary standards, located 520 light-years away.

W.M. Keck Observatory imagery of star system HR 8799 have been time-lapsed. The system hosts four planets that are more ...

The moon is mostly basaltic," he said. "We're testing basaltic materials here on Earth to eventually elucidate the ...

What can young exoplanets teach us about planetary formation and evolution? This is what a recent study published in Nature ...

As energy from the sun reaches Earth, some solar radiation is absorbed by the atmosphere, leading to chemical reactions like ...