HD 20794 d completes its orbit just shy of two Earth years, placing it well within reach of conditions that might harbor life ...

A super-Earth planet that dips in and out of its star's habitable zone has been discovered just 19.7 light-years away.

Stargazers will be treated to a rare seven-planet alignment in February. This is what scientists hope to learn.

The study of exoplanets has come a long way since the first detection of a planet orbiting a star other than the Sun in 1995.

Alien: Earth, a prequel series to the iconic sci-fi franchise, is set to premiere this summer on FX and Hulu. Directed by ...

Thirty years after the discovery of the first exoplanet, we detected more than 7000 of them in our Galaxy. But there are ...

A planet that may support alien life has been discovered less than 20 light-years away from Earth - and it's believed to ...

Although they don't impact the surface directly, historical evidence and simulations suggest airbursts can pack a punch.

The extreme supersonic winds of WASP-127b are more than 60 times faster than the fastest winds ever observed on Earth ...

Astronomers have discovered a huge planet with the fastest wind speeds ever observed in the universe. The gas giant WASP-127b, which is located over 500 light-years away from Earth, has winds that ...