"There really is something very different about how these giant planets form versus how small planets like Earth form." ...

As astronomers delve deeper into the diversity of worlds orbiting distant stars, a new study suggests comparing populations ...

Astronomers have discovered four planets that are just a fraction of the mass of Earth orbiting Barnard’s Star, which is 6 ...

Even more exciting, the model suggests that some Earth-like planets could form in the habitable zone—the region around a star ...

Even if no life is found on other planets, smart survey design and careful statistics can still reveal how rare, or common, ...

What if humanity's search for life on other planets returns no hits? An international team of researchers, led by ETH ...

NASA has discovered a new world, named Gliese 12 b. It is roughly the size of Earth, lies in the habitable zone, and orbits every 12.8 days.