In the same system as this exciting Earth-like exoplanet, a sub-Neptune-sized planet was discovered too
Why are we looking for life as we know it, when it could take another form we’re not familiar with?
Life could arise in different ways as life adapts to suit its surroundings
Astronomers detect atmosphere around super-Earth
The exoplanet’s atmosphere could be rich in water and methane
Garnet planets could be the most habitable worlds in the universe
Astronomers and geoscientists have joined forces using data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) to find out what makes a rocky planet Earth-like
Venus may have once been habitable, NASA says
The hostile world may have had a shallow liquid-water ocean and habitable surface temperatures
Astronomers find warm alien Jupiters have unexpected companions
There’s strong evidence for the existence of two distinct types of exoplanet