Astronomers have detected the most promising signs yet of a possible biosignature outside the solar system, although they ...

The curious minds at What If explore what it would mean for life on Earth if every planet in our solar system were habitable.

Warmer climates than Earth’s could accelerate life’s development, potentially increasing the number of planets with more ...

Stars don’t just form planets—they may also re-supply their disks with gas, reshaping how and where planets emerge.

The Chandra X-ray telescope and other observatories are being used to study stars that could potentially harbor habitable ...

Observations by the James Webb space telescope find possible biological activity on a giant planet 124 light-years from Earth ...

Artificial intelligence is transforming the search for alien life with new tools that detect UAPs and identify Earth-like exoplanets across the galaxy.

We tend to think of habitability in terms of individual planets and their potential to host life. But barring outliers like ...

Astronomers have discovered one of the least habitable planets ever. This tiny world is being melted by its host star, leaving a comet-like tail that stretches millions of kilometers behind it.

A planet circling at a sharp 90-degree angle to the orbits of its two host stars has now been confirmed. This discovery ...

These conditions classify the exoplanet as being in what astronomers refer to as the habitable zone – where planets have the right conditions for water, providing a key ingredient for life to ...

Earth's forests play a critical role in keeping our planet habitable. Often called the "lungs of the Earth," forests cover ...