Still, science being science, we needed proof—and we got it in 1992, when two astronomers found two planets orbiting a pulsar ...

A suspected planet that appears well-suited to life has had its existence confirmed – and it’s very much in our neighborhood, ...

When astronomers search for planets that could host liquid water on their surface, they start by looking at a star's habitable zone. Water is a key ingredient for life, and on a planet too close to ...

A team of astronomers have detected what they call the most promising signs to date of a possible biosignature, or signs of past or present life linked to biological activity, on an exoplanet named K2 ...

A planet's habitability is determined by a confluence of many factors. So far, our explorations of potentially habitable ...

The James Webb Space Telescope will help scientists look for signs on life on other planets. Adapted from NASA / JPL-Caltech / R. Hurt, T. Pyle (IPAC) In June, astronomers reported a disappointing ...

On a special episode (first released on Wednesday, June 26th) of The Excerpt podcast: The age-old question has been debated for centuries. Might we soon get an answer? The planet that is the current ...

Host Chris Morgan speaks with environmental author Ferris Jabr about his book Becoming Earth: How Our Planet Came to Life ...