Exoplanets like Earth have been discovered but not all Earth-like planets are equal when it comes to alien life.

Data from the Kepler project has confirmed a new world that fulfills the telescope's goal of locating Earth-sized planets ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a large space telescope which collects light at infrared wavelengths. It has been ...

"At this point, we can rule out TRAPPIST-1d from a list of potential Earth twins or cousins." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Everyone has seen pictures of Earth from space and recognized that it is primarily blue with some parts that are green or brown, accented with white clouds in the sky. Without even being taught, most ...

NASA's planet-hunting mission, the Kepler Space Telescope, has just discovered Kepler-452b, a planet that scientists are calling "Earth 2.0." Scientists said in a press conference Thursday that they ...

Rocky planets like our Earth may be far more common than previously thought, according to new research published in the journal Science Advances. It suggests that when our solar system formed, a ...