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

When we think of exoplanets that may be able to support life, we home in on the habitable zone. A habitable zone is a region ...

While Earth is the only known host of life, astronomers have identified several exoplanets that could potentially support it. "An exoplanet is a planet that orbits a star other than our Sun ...

And the newfound bounty of exoplanets has sparked hopes among astronomers and their followers worldwide of finding signs of life on other worlds. Although exoplanet science is on firm ground now ...

New findings suggest exoplanets around M-dwarfs could have stable atmospheres conducive to life, with ongoing studies by the James Webb Space Telescope showing promising results. Credit: ...

As energy from the sun reaches Earth, some solar radiation is absorbed by the atmosphere, leading to chemical reactions like the formation of ozone and the breakup of gas molecules. A new approach for ...

Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than ...

For a century, exoplanet hunters have “discovered” planets around a nearby star, only to retract the claims. But the latest ...

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

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

The exoplanet would owe its signature fragrance to sulfur dioxide and hydrogen sulfide ... NASA has playfully called Earth's ...