An international research team led by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa has discovered one of the youngest planets ever observed. The findings, published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical ...

Scientists keep a catalog of the exoplanets considered "potentially habitable," and one of the latest additions ranks as the third most Earth-like planet yet. Eric Mack has been a CNET contributor ...

Stargazers have discovered 20 worlds “hiding in plain sight” which they believe could be habitable. Analysis of data from the Kepler space telescope revealed a list of planets that orbit stars like ...

For decades, humans have researched and wondered about life beyond Earth. Scientists have now created a list of planets where, if they exist, curious aliens could view Earth. The scientists reported ...

It is a question that feels like it should have a straightforward answer: how many planets are there in our solar system? Since Pluto was relegated back down to dwarf planet status, almost everyone ...

Scientists hunting for planets that could support life have been too focused on finding places that resemble Earth, according to a report in the... In Search For Habitable Planets, Why Stop At ...

It is a question that feels like it should have a straightforward answer: how many planets are there in our solar system? Since Pluto was relegated back down to dwarf planet status, almost everyone ...

The authors challenge the International Astronomical Union's (IAU) 2006 planet definition, arguing that scientific definitions should emerge organically from usage within expert communities, not ...