Earth Analog

The innermost Earth-like planet in the famous TRAPPIST-1 system might be capable of supporting a thick atmosphere after all, according to new research.

Odds are that we're not truly alone in the cosmos. But practically speaking, we might as well be

The discovery of an Earth-like planet 4,000 light years away in the Milky Way galaxy provides a preview of one possible fate for our planet billions of years in the future, when the sun has turned into a white dwarf, and a blasted and frozen Earth has migrated beyond the orbit of Mars.

Gliese-12b is located about 40 light-years away in the constellation Pisces, and orbits a cool red dwarf known as Gliese 12. It was observed using NASA's TESS...

Using data from NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), astronomers have discovered and characterized a habitable zone planet orbiting the nearby red dwarf star TOI-715 with a period of 19.3 days.

Gliese 581c was one of the first "Earth-like" planets found, back in 2007. It generated a lot of excitement then but what about now?

The first water may have been brought to our planet by a comet. Now, James Webb is investigating comets to see if they could carry water vapor.

Astronomers using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes have identified a new threat to life on planets like Earth: a phase during which intense X-rays from exploded stars can affect planets over 100 light-years away. This result, as outlined in our latest press release, has implication for the study of exoplanets and their habitability.

Are aliens real? While there is no current evidence for extraterrestrial life anywhere in the universe, scientists are still optimistic.

We might be one step closer to finding

To call Venus a real oddball of a planet would be slightly understating the issue.

Wolf 1069b is the sixth closest Earth-mass exoplanet situated in the conservative habitable zone of its parent star, after Proxima Centauri b, Gliese 1061d, Teegarden's Star c, and Gliese 1002b and c.

An atmosphere-less planet may help us eliminate thousands of possible alien residences.

An Earth-like planet orbiting an M dwarf—the most common type of star in the universe—appears to have no atmosphere at all. This discovery could cause a major shift in the search for life on other planets.

Despite several high profile missions to find an Earth-like planet orbiting a Sun-like star, astronomers have failed to find one. Now the Chinese are launching their own space telescope to hunt for Earth 2.0.

The proposed project plans to use a controversial technique to spot habitable planets.

A new study by Stanford University astronomers show that the sun can be used as cosmic telescope to view earth-like planets in space.

Webb could give us a clear look at rogue comets and other visitors

Ice on Earth-like worlds orbiting other stars may be fairly rare at the planets' poles, according to a new study

The Extremely Large Telescope will revolutionize our view of the cosmos when it sees first light in Chile in 2028. In fact, it could detect hints of alien life around our closest neighboring star system in its first night of operations, new simulations suggest.