A new study challenges the traditional boundaries of the habitable zone, showing that liquid water could exist on the dark ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some exoplanets, like the one shown in this illustration, may have atmospheres that could make them potentially suitable for life.

Anyone familiar with the search for alien life will have heard of the "Goldilocks Zone" around a star. This is defined as the ...

A team of scientists has confirmed that the nearby star GJ 887 hosts at least four planets, one of which could be a habitable ...

The number of known places in our galaxy theoretically hospitable to life may be significantly greater than previously thought, according to new research. Researchers with Planet Hunters are reporting ...

A new research study from the University of Chicago is suggesting that the habitable zone of Exoplanets can be extended by cloud behavior. Here’s the press release: A new study that calculates the ...

— -- Astronomers on Monday reported the discovery of an Earth-like planet outside the solar system whose size and distance from its own star put it in the "habitable" zone and make for a surface ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Morgan Underwood, Rice University (THE CONVERSATION) When astronomers search for ...