A super-Earth planet that dips in and out of its star's habitable zone has been discovered just 19.7 light-years away.

According to astronomers, there are approximately 200 billion trillion stars in our observable universe — chances are, ...

(Photo by: Universal History Archive/ Universal Images Group via Getty Images) “Planetary scientists often wish there was something in between those two planets. It seems like wasted real estate ...

According the new research, planets may not be necessary for life to exist. The paper is called “Self-Sustaining Living Habitats in Extraterrestrial Environments" and published in the journal A ...

It has also breathed life into one of the most favourite debates of netizens: can other planets host life? Science fiction has often imagined alien life on desert planets, with iconic settings ...

Most of us are reserving judgment on whether there is intelligent life on other planets; we haven’t even found bacteria yet, much less a race of aliens with Internet service and takeout food.

A suspected planet that appears well-suited to life has had its existence confirmed – and it’s very much in our neighborhood, ...

He loves to sleep in. No calls before 10am. Phill Celeste, also known as Life On Planets is that little devil on your shoulder incessantly whispering, “Dance in the middle of this Matchabar. Right now ...

So scientists are using different methods to see if there is life on planets other than the Earth. Space probes can explore other planets without needing astronauts. Some of the missions ...

If astrobiologists are ever going to detect life beyond our solar system, it will arguably be done via spectroscopy of an earth-like planet's atmosphere as it passes in front of its parent star.

31, and seven will do the same on February 28, according to Star Walk, an educational app that tracks celestial objects in real time. Planet parades usually occur every year, like last year in ...