November 9, 2020 300 million habitable planets exist, NASA says More than 4,000 exoplanets have been discovered so far, with only a small portion thought to have the properties to contain life. A new study suggests that the galaxy may actually contain 300 million planets capable of supporting life.
October 30, 2020 Bizarre, Earth-sized rogue planet found floating in Milky Way Scientists have discovered another rogue planet, but even this one has experts perplexed: it's slightly smaller than Earth and is floating through the Milky Way.
October 27, 2020 Extraterrestrial life on the closest 1,000 stars to Earth could see us: experts If indeed aliens do exist, they may be watching us from not too far away in space, a new study has found.
October 19, 2020 Two planets, including 'Super Earth,' discovered 120 light-years away Scientists have discovered two planets orbiting a red dwarf, including a "Super-Earth," just 120 light-years from Earth.
October 14, 2020 Spacecraft may hunt for life as it flies past Venus this week Following the discovery of phosphine gas in the clouds of Venus last month, raising the prospects of life, a spacecraft is set to fly by the second planet in the solar system Wednesday.
October 8, 2020 Parts of Venus, which could be home to life, might be on the moon Pieces of Venus, which scientists recently said showed signs of potential life in its clouds, could actually live on the moon, according to a new study.
October 6, 2020 24 potential 'superhabitable' planets discovered close to Earth Earth may be the only planet that we know of that supports life, but that doesn't mean it's the best one for it.
September 29, 2020 Mysterious 'pi planet' discovered in deep space A newly discovered exoplanet the size of Earth has one very peculiar characteristic — it orbits its star every 3.14 Earth days.
September 27, 2020 Meteors that brushed Earth's atmosphere may have brought life to Venus, study says Earlier this month, researchers discovered traces of phosphine in the clouds of Venus, a molecule that is only made on Earth as a byproduct of life. A new study, suggests the phosphine may have emanated from our planet.
September 23, 2020 Warped disc 'torn apart by stars' discovered in triple 'Tatooine-like' system Scientists have discovered a stellar system where the formation of planets might take place in dust and gas rings within a “warped circumstellar disc around multiple stars.”
