There is no other moon quite like our own in the entire solar system. The Moon is unique in a lot of ways, some of which are ...

The model could significantly accelerate and thus revolutionize the future search for habitable planets in the universe. The search for Earth-like exoplanets—planets orbiting stars other than ...

Every now and then, space surprises us– and this time, the buzz is all about four small rocky planets found around one of our closest stellar neighbours. No, they’re not Earth 2.0. But they do ...

Earth's deserts feature surreal landscapes, from Mars-like red dunes to extensive salt flats, creating an otherworldly experience that resembles stepping onto an alien planet. Egypt's White Desert ...

Finding planets outside our solar system, especially those that could support life, is one of the most exciting goals in space science today. These are called exoplanets, and Earth-like ones ...

Pollard A quartet of Earth-like worlds, each about 20% to 30% the size of our planet, circle one of our ... mass around one-sixth that of the sun. At 5.97 light-years from Earth, it is the fourth ...

making it a significant step forward as astronomers search for Earth-mass planets around sun-like stars, Basant said. “A lot of what we do can be incremental, and it’s sometimes hard to see ...

A quartet of small, rocky exoplanets likely circle Barnard's Star, around 6 light-years from Earth, putting them in contention as targets of missions for future human generations.

Scientists have concentrated on rocky planets around M dwarfs because any habitable zone hugs the star more tightly than Earth hugs the Sun. Investigations with space missions such as TESS and K2 and ...

The model developed by the team found that white dwarfs can fuel both processes simultaneously, making Earth-like planets possible around white dwarfs. This discovery could help widen the focus of ...