April 24, 2018 Saturn may be the missing piece in the puzzle of Jupiter's moons Saturn may have played a key role in the birth of Jupiter's largest moons, a new study finds.
April 23, 2018 No way out? Aliens on 'Super-Earth' planets may be trapped by gravity "Super-Earth" planets are giant-size versions of Earth, and some research has suggested that they're more likely to be habitable than Earth-size worlds. But a new study reveals how difficult it would be for any aliens on these exoplanets to explore space.
April 17, 2018 Exoplanet exploration: The search continues for new, exciting worlds Thousands of fascinating new worlds have been discovered beyond our own solar system, ranging from supersize gas giant planets to small rocky bodies — and the search continues to better understand these distant worlds.
April 17, 2018 Life on Venus? Why it's not an absurd thought STANFORD, Calif. — Venus shouldn't be dismissed as a possible abode for life, some scientists stress.
April 16, 2018 New planets may be forming around young nearby stars, dusty disks suggest Diverse disks of dusty material have been spotted around nearby young stars, suggesting new planets are sprouting up around the alien stars.
April 13, 2018 'Superflares' may make it hard for life to thrive on Earth's nearest exoplanet The nearest exoplanet to Earth may get hit hard by damaging ultraviolet radiation, making it tough for life to survive there, a new study suggests.
April 9, 2018 'Jupiter Triangle' to shine bright in April's night sky Planet Jupiter is going to delight stargazers with a rare show in April when it forms the bottom of a triangle, connecting two of the brightest stars in the solar system -- Arcturus and Spica.
April 9, 2018 Alien atmospheres cooked up in lab may aid exoplanet search While telescopes in space can scan the sky without interference from Earth's clouds, they still run into problems from hazes on other planets.
April 3, 2018 NASA’s next planet hunter is ready to find undiscovered worlds Scheduled for launch this month, NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) will embark on a two-year mission to seek out new exoplanets close to Earth and, possibly, even evidence of extraterrestrial life.
April 2, 2018 Venus' clouds could host extraterrestrial life, researchers say A paper published last week takes a look at the second rock from the Sun -- Venus -- as well as its atmosphere.
