The origin of super-Earths and sub-Neptunes has been revealed in a system of four young planets that are dramatically losing ...

Scientists find that deep molten rock can power long-lasting magnetic fields, helping large rocky planets hold onto their ...

The supposed "strange signals" were not mysterious at all, but commonly observed transit signals, according to NASA.

"A strong magnetic field is very important for life on a planet." ...

Astronomers have flagged a new planet in our cosmic neighborhood that hits several key habitability notes, and it’s close enough that future mega-telescopes might actually see it directly. Researchers ...

How can magnetic fields help determine the habitability of exoplanets? This is what a recent study published in Nature ...

Five exoplanets and eight planet candidates have been found around nearby stars, including a “cold Neptune” and two super-Earths that are potentially habitable, according to a new study. The two super ...

Could a recently discovered "super-Earth" have the potential temperature and conditions to sustain life? The new exoplanet is situated "fairly close to us" -- only 137 light-years away -- and orbits ...

Many protoplanetary disks in which new planets are formed are much smaller than thought. Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) scientists of the Leiden Observatory (the ...