Without enough liquid water on the surface, a planet's atmosphere can become choked with carbon dioxide, raising temperatures ...

New research from University of California, Irvine suggests over 200 known exoplanets may be significantly larger than ...

With a $621,000 award from NASA, University of Massachusetts Amherst microbiologist James Holden will dedicate the next three years to “predicting” the nature of life on Europa.

New research suggests that the thick, mineral-rich layers of clay found on Mars could hold the key to understanding whether ...

Volcanic planets with static crusts, called Ignan Earths, can maintain liquid oceans and temperate climates favorable to life.

Astronomers have uncovered a massive, hidden exoplanet nestled in the dusty disc of a young star—MP Mus—by combining ...