Planets across the universe come in wildly different forms—from massive ocean worlds and frozen methane planets to high-gravity super-Earths and tidally locked worlds orbiting red dwarf stars. If ...

In this thought-provoking talk, biologist Betül Kaçar explores a radical idea: what if humans could spark life on other planets? By studying ancient DNA and recreating early chemical environments in ...

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.

One day, probably far off in the very distant future, if astronomers are correct in their assumptions about the vastness of space, Earth will be visited by intelligent beings from another planet.

The idea of humans living on Mars is closer to reality than it’s ever been. On Feb. 13, Elon Musk’s SpaceX ferried an international crew of four astronauts to the International Space Station, another ...

Morgan Underwood receives funding from NASA-funded CLEVER Planets (Cycles of Life-Essential Volatile Elements in Rocky Planets) research project. When astronomers search for planets that could host ...