At the beginning of the exoplanet age, the goals were fairly simple. The first was to find as many of them as possible to ...

Astonishingly, we can identify molecules present in the atmospheres of exoplanets.

One of the main questions in exoplanet science concerns M dwarfs (red dwarfs) and the habitability of exoplanets that orbit them. These stars are known for their prolific and energetic flaring, and ...

Astronomers have long searched for life within a rather narrow ring around a star, the "habitable zone," where a planet ...

The sheer scale of Carrazco-Gaxiola’s survey, titled “An All-Sky Spectroscopic Reconnaissance of More Than 2,100 K Dwarfs Within 40 Parsecs Using High-Resolution Spectra,” is what sets it apart.

Astronomers have long searched for life within a rather narrow ring around a star, the ...

How can magnetic fields help determine the habitability of exoplanets? This is what a recent study published in Nature ...

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.

The James Webb telescope's search for habitable exoplanets is getting a big boost from its new star-watching companion, ...

By tracking active stars, NASA's Pandora will join the search for water and other key signs in exoplanet atmospheres.

(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 ...