The planet is one of the best worlds for follow-up studies to determine whether it could be habitable or not.

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.

There might be many more planets that could be home to aliens than we thought, according to a new study. For years, scientists have searched for life in the “habitable” or “goldilocks” zone – where it ...

Astronomers have identified Proxima Centauri b, a rocky planet just over four light-years away, as the closest potentially ...