Scientists discovered that methyl halides, a gas produced by microbes, could be a biosignature for life on distant planets.

Perhaps a cold and icy Hycean world might become habitable ... an ocean world at Saturn's orbit would be an ice planet far beyond the habitable zone. To become a living world, it would need ...

HD 20794 D is located within the so-called "Goldilocks zone", where temperatures would support the presence of liquid water, a prerequisite for life. "Having a planet in the habitable zone is not ...

Is it time to abandon it? The Habitable Zone is defined as the region around a star where liquid water can exist on the surface of a planet. At first glance, that seems like a good starting place to ...

These planets are defined by their ... demonstration of what Webb can observe in habitable-zone exoplanets.” NASA’s continuing exploration of Hycean worlds like K2-18 b is revolutionizing ...

The tantalising prospect that we might not be alone in the universe is a step closer to reality thanks to the discovery of a possible sign of life on a distant planet. Nasa's James Webb Space ...

An international team has confirmed the discovery of a super-Earth in the habitable zone of a Sun-like star. This planet, named HD 20794 d, could offer conditions conducive to life. Located just 20 ...

If a planet has a lot of water vapor, it might have a good chance of hosting life as well. This requirement is the basis of the habitable zone, the region around a star where the radiation onto a ...

An artist’s impression of the white dwarf star WD1054–226 orbited by clouds of planetary debris and a major planet in the habitable zone. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible ...

According to a new study published in Astronomy and Astrophysics, an exoplanet known only as Wolf 1069 b may be a habitable planet ... it is within the habitable zone of its star.

Because most planets derive their heat from their host star, that temperature range corresponds to a certain orbital distance known as the habitable zone. Because it is “just right” for life ...