New research points toward an exoplanet that may be capable of supporting life 20 light-years away from Earth.

Astronomers who identified HD 20794 d say its proximity to its host star and orbital pattern suggest it could hold water.

Thirty years after the discovery of the first exoplanet, astronomers have detected more than 7,000 of them in our galaxy. But ...

With winds blowing at 20,500 mph, "the planet has complex weather patterns just like Earth and other planets of our own ...

An exoplanet is a planet outside our solar system that usually orbits a star in our galaxy. More than 7,000 have been found ...

Astronomers have found some pretty wild exoplanets. Some are balls of lava the temperature of hell, one is partially made of ...

Kepler was one of the most successful exoplanet-hunting missions so far. It discovered 2,600 confirmed exoplanets—almost half ...

An international research team with Swiss participation has discovered an exoplanet with a special property. According to the ...

Venus" exoplanet 47 light-years away, with a thick atmosphere, challenging previous planetary classifications.

When an exoplanet is discovered, scientists are quick to describe it and explain its properties. Now, we know of thousands of ...

Scientists found an intriguing world in our galaxy.

The record-breaking winds are circling the nearby "puffy" exoplanet WASP-127b, and are traveling six times faster than the ...