Temperate exoplanet LHS 1140 b may be a world completely covered in ice (left) similar to Jupiter’s moon Europa or be an ice world with a liquid substellar ocean and a cloudy atmosphere (centre). LHS ...

Astronomers have recently detected potential signs of microbial life on the exoplanet K2-18b, an ocean-covered world located ...

Ready to go for a swim? The biggest swimming pool in this section of the galaxy could be just 24 trillion miles away. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) Share ...

A planet relatively close to Earth could be the first ever detected with a potentially life-sustaining liquid ocean outside our Solar System, according to scientists using the James Webb space ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope observed K2-18 b whic an exoplanet 8.6 times as massive as Earth. It is showing the presence of carbon-bearing molecules including methane and carbon dioxide. Webb’s ...

In 1995, a pair of scientists discovered a planet outside our solar system orbiting a solar-type star. Since that ...

A University of Michigan astronomer used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to discover an exoplanet with a promising temperature, an indication of possible liquid water present. The discovery ...

Ocean World: The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is providing scientists with a closer look at previously discovered exoplanets. Two teams of researchers have now used the NASA telescope to analyze ...

Scientists have long assumed that, like rocky planets such as Earth, sub-Neptunes begin with molten magma oceans. Their thick hydrogen-rich atmospheres were thought to trap heat efficiently, allowing ...

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An artist's concept of 55 Cancri e and its sun. The star is much closer to its sun than any planet in our solar system, so it is too hot to support life. NASA, ESA, CSA, Ralf Crawford (STScI) ...

Scientists have made a new discovery that hints at a possible water ocean on a massive planet many lights-years away from Earth, though it is not clear if it could support life, according to NASA.