A quartet of small, rocky exoplanets likely circle Barnard's Star, around 6 billion light-years from Earth, putting them in ...

Researchers have discovered four Earth-like rocky planets orbiting Barnard’s Star using advanced telescopes. These planets ...

A new study presents a compelling new model for the formation of super-Earths and mini-Neptunes -- planets that are 1 to 4 times the size of Earth and among the most common in our galaxy. Using ...

Florida Tech's Caldon Whyte is two years into a lengthy universe exploration to earn his Ph.D. in space sciences. After ...

Having a solid core would be yet another characteristic that makes Mars one of the most Earth-like planets in our solar system. — Did NASA's Viking landers accidentally kill life on Mars?

Although black hole radiation can be catastrophic in some cases, it may assist life once oxygen has accumulated in the planet ...

Super-Earths and Mini-Neptunes: More Earth-Like Planets May Exist Mar. 11 ... that are 1 to 4 times the size of Earth and among the most common in our galaxy. Using ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope was recently used to capture direct images of four Saturn-like exoplanets in a solar system 130 light-years away.

The United States has been at the epicenter of the planet’s most unusually cold conditions early in 2025. The polar vortex is to blame.

which was hailed as the most Earth-like planet ever discovered. It lies within the “habitable zone” in the Proxima Centauri solar system, which is particularly exciting because it’s the ...