Astronomers might be close to confirming the presence of an Earth-like atmosphere on an exoplanet for the first time, ...

Analysis by researchers at the University of Bern suggests that water and other volatile compounds arrived on Earth from ...

If there’s one of these planets that could potentially sustain liquid water on the surface, it’s probably that one.” ...

One of the worlds in the TRAPPIST-1 system, a mere 40 light-years away, just might be clad in a life-supporting atmosphere.

A new rectangular telescope design could finally spot Earth-like planets around nearby stars, bringing the search for alien ...

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That raises the possibility that the TRAPPIST-1e exoplanet could also have liquid water and therefore support life.

NASA aims to study rocky planets similar to Earth and analyse their atmospheres for biosignatures. The James Webb Space ...

Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 e may contain an atmosphere and liquid water, NASA scientists said. Research into the exoplanet is ...

For more than sixty years, a tiny asteroid has been moving in step with Earth, hidden from view until recently. Astronomers ...

Whenever astronomers detect something new moving through our region of space, like an interstellar object or an unusual ...

A recently observed object called 2025 PN7 was found orbiting near the Earth. The quasi-moon is expected to accompany our ...