Astronomers used ALMA to observe Proxima Centauri and found frequent, intense flares that could destroy atmospheres of nearby ...

Even more exciting, the model suggests that some Earth-like planets could form in the habitable zone—the region around a star ...

Simulations suggest that water can become a superacid under extremely high heat and pressure conditions. This may also ...

Hycean worlds, which are a possible kind of exoplanet with deep oceans surrounded by a thick envelope of hydrogen, could ...

A new study presents a compelling new model for the formation of super-Earths and mini-Neptunes -- planets that ... of the host star and another beyond 5 AU, near the water snowline.

"We know discs are vital to forming stars and planets in our galaxy, and here, for the first time, we're seeing direct ...

Barnard's Star is a small, dim star of the type that astronomers call red dwarfs. Consequently, even though it is one of the ...

To address this, they focus on the potential for planets ... for water vapor. Recently, in a study published in the journal ...

It's rare for any observatory to directly image a planet beyond our solar system, called an exoplanet, but the powerful James ...

If you were to hop on a ship traveling at the speed of light and head out into the galaxy for ... place on Earth with water also harbors life. SEE ALSO: Seven Earth-sized planets orbit an alien ...

Using advanced simulations, the researchers propose that these planets emerge from distinct ... of the host star and another beyond 5 AU, near the water snowline. The simulations tracked the ...