Related: The search for alien life Habitable zones ... is the maximum habitable lifetime of an Earth-like planet in this region around a star. The team's model focused on two processes: photosynthesis ...

"L 98-59 c could be the first planet smaller than 2 Earth radii with a definitively detected atmosphere," a team of ...

A team from the University of Bern and the National Center of Competence in Research (NCCR) PlanetS has developed a ...

HUNTING for aliens is now a little easier as scientists discover a new sign that gives away life on far-off planets. Importantly, this new signal teases the presence of alien life on distant ...

Proctor/J. Pollard A quartet of Earth-like worlds, each about 20% to 30% the size of our planet, circle one of our closest stellar neighbors, a new study reveals. The rocky alien worlds are close ...

Scientists have discovered that at least seven Earth-sized worlds circle ... deeply into the atmospheres of alien planets to try to see if they really could be like our own.

Scientists have identified a promising new way to detect life on faraway planets, hinging on worlds that look nothing like ... on Earth by bacteria, marine algae, fungi, and some plants.