Are they exo terrestrials? Mars is apparently not the only planet on our radar capable of sustaining life. UK researchers ...

Astronomers who identified HD 20794 d say its proximity to its host star and orbital pattern suggest it could hold water.

Scientists have confirmed the discovery of a new planet which is six times as large as the Earth and could host alien life.

Found by Dr Michael Cretignier of the University of Oxford, the planet has a mass six times greater than Earth's and orbits ...

Located less than 20 light years away, HD 20794d could potentially be one of the most Earth-like planets found so far, ...

A suspected planet that appears well-suited to life has had its existence confirmed – and it’s very much in our neighborhood, ...

A groundbreaking new study of microbes underground is challenging everything we thought we knew about extreme environments.

New research reveals ancient ripples on Mars, providing compelling evidence of long-lost lakes that once existed 3.7 billion ...

Plate tectonics give rise to Earth's mountain ranges, earthquakes and the long-term movement of continents, and may even have provided the right conditions for life ... For a planet to sustain ...

Stargazers will be treated to a rare seven-planet alignment in February. This is what scientists hope to learn.

A collection of Martian rocks could reveal details about potential past life on the Red Planet – but first NASA has to get ...