GJ 523b presents an awkward combination for conventional planet-formation expectations: It has approximately 23 times Earth’s ...

The search for life beyond Earth has marked a new discovery — evidence of an atmosphere on an Earth-like planet beyond our Solar System with modelling suggesting it may be a water world.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's a scientific first: the discovery of an atmosphere around an Earth-like planet in the habitable zone. Now, if that sounds ...

This model reveals how vastly different the atmosphere was on ancient Earth, and how life may have first emerged. The key to unlocking the secrets of distant planets starts right here on Earth.

A new study indicates that scientists may have been tracking the movement of Venus’s atmosphere instead of the planet’s ...

Scientists discover the first confirmed atmosphere in habitable zone outside our solar system on LHS 1140b ...

This infographic shows the multiple layers of our atmosphere, extending from the ground up into space, and how the new dataset compares in coverage to those currently available. Credit: D.Koshin, K.

Astronomers have detected over 5,800 confirmed exoplanets. One extreme class is ultra-hot Jupiters, of particular interest because they can provide a unique window into planetary atmospheric dynamics.

Astronomers have peered through the atmosphere of a planet beyond the Solar System, mapping its 3D structure for the first time. By combining all four telescope units of the European Southern ...

Artwork: The red tinge illustrates an atmosphere around a rocky planet orbting a red star Researchers have found the first atmosphere surrounding an Earth-like, rocky planet orbiting within the ...