Tagged With Exoplanet

Dead planets can 'broadcast' for up to a billion years, and they could tell astronomers what will happen after our sun blows up

Morgan McFall-Johnsen

We just sent a signal to make contact with aliens on a distant 'Super Earth' -- here's what we said

Rob Ludacer, Jessica Orwig

Astronomers have found 7 Earth-size planets circling a dwarf star -- and they might harbour life

Adam Crampton

Astronomers discovered a solar system with 7 Earth-sized planets -- and it's the perfect place to search for alien life

Gene Kim, Jessica Orwig

The closest exoplanet to us could be covered with a 200 km deep ocean

Emma Fierberg, Jessica Orwig

Scientists are preparing to search for alien life on what could be our closest Earth-like planet

Ali Sundermier

A landmark discovery just changed how we think about space travel to other worlds

Jessica Orwig

2 of the best places to hunt for alien life just became even more promising

Ali Sundermier

This space telescope just uncovered more than 100 new planets, including a planetary system that might harbour life

Ali Sundermier

These newborn planets are two of the youngest we've ever detected -- and they're going to help us understand how our solar system formed

Ali Sundermier

NASA is building a space machine the size of a baseball diamond to discover new planets like Earth

Jessica Orwig