But who says the confirmation of alien life will come on Earth 2.0?
What level of oxygen is indicative of life on an exoplanet?
We take a look at the atmospheres of some distant worlds to find out
A new super-Earth has been detected just six light years away
One of the largest observing campaigns ever has uncovered compelling evidence of exoplanet around closest single star to Sun
Newly discovered Star Trek world ‘dead ringer’ for Spock’s home planet
The Dharma Planet Survey has shown that science fiction may be a little less so
Potentially habitable super-Earth discovered 200-light-years away
Out of the 15 recently discovered exoplanets in this study, one super-Earth could potentially support liquid water
Astronomers try to unravel the mystery behind super-Earths
Observations of the GJ 9827 system contain three exoplanets that could be super-Earths or mini-Neptunes
Twin super-Earths discovered 111 light years away
While measuring the physical characteristics of K2-18b, a neighbouring planet was discovered in the process
Kepler survey shows a gap in the exoplanet family tree
The alien worlds discovered so far show an unexplained gap between two types of exoplanet
Astronomers detect atmosphere around super-Earth
The exoplanet’s atmosphere could be rich in water and methane
Astronomers find cyanide in first-ever probe of super-Earth’s atmosphere
For the first time astronomers have been able to analyse the atmosphere of 55 Cancri e
Rocky, volcanic exoplanet discovered just 21 light years away from Earth
Three super-Earths and a “small Saturn” have been found relatively close to us