"A strong magnetic field is very important for life on a planet," study lead Miki Nakajima, an associate professor in the ...

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

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

Data from the Kepler project has confirmed a new world that fulfills the telescope's goal of locating Earth-sized planets ...

In addition to shaping the interior of rocky planets, molten rock located deep within these planets may also contribute to ...

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

A new study suggests molten rock layers within massive exoplanets create powerful magnetic fields that can protect potential ...

This week, a new analysis of Jupiter's atmosphere estimated that the gas giant has 1.5 times more oxygen than the sun.

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 ...

Deep beneath the surface of distant exoplanets known as super-Earths, oceans of molten rock may be doing something ...