What: New JWST observations probe the possible atmosphere of TRAPPIST-1 e, an Earth-sized planet in the habitable zone of a ...

Explore the evolving rare earth hypothesis, highlighting new findings on habitability and the conditions for complex life on exoplanets.

Scientists have uncovered the earliest chemical evidence of life on Earth in a discovery that could revolutionise our ...

An international team of astronomers has confirmed the discovery of three Earth-sized planets in the binary star system TOI-2267, located about 190 light-years from the planet. This was reported on ...

When astronomers search for planets that could host liquid water on their surface, they start by looking at a star's habitable zone. Water is a key ingredient for life, and on a planet too close to ...

Can planets orbiting M dwarf stars become habitable, or does the star’s activity prevent it? This is what a recent study ...

This Halloween, my favorite Catholic cemetery, off the beaten path in rural Northern Utah, has transfigured into a much happier haunt. Pioneer monks from Kentucky's Gethsemani Abbey, where Thomas ...

Astronomers say they spotted signs of a giant explosion releasing from a star beyond our solar system, one powerful enough to destroy a planet’s atmosphere.

NASA’s Planetary Defense team tracks thousands of near-Earth objects, but only a handful pose a real threat. These massive asteroids cross Earth’s orbital path — and even a small change in their ...

NASA says Artemis 1 is about exploration — but insiders know it’s about control. As rival nations close in on lunar resources, the U.S. is moving fast to secure dominance in what could become the most ...