The planet is one of the best worlds for follow-up studies to determine whether it could be habitable or not.

Published in the peer-reviewed The Astrophysical Journal, the research focuses on tidally locked planets, worlds that always ...

Astronomers have identified a newly discovered exoplanet that may orbit within the outer edge of its star's habitable zone, raising fresh questions about how common potentially life-supporting worlds ...

Scientists may need to broaden their horizons in their search for alien life.

A newly identified Earth-sized exoplanet with a year-long orbit may lie near its star’s habitable zone, but extreme cold could limit its chances of hosting liquid water.

Life as we know it needs liquid water. For liquid water to exist on a given planet, it has to lie in a specific region called ...

The Earth-size planet HD 137010 b has a ‘50% chance of residing in the habitable zone’ of its sun-like star, scientists say ...

It's remarkably similar to Earth.

The planet is estimated to be about six per cent larger than Earth and follows a roughly 355-day orbit, according to the ...

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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Morgan Underwood, Rice University (THE CONVERSATION) When astronomers search for ...