That raises the possibility that the TRAPPIST-1e exoplanet could also have liquid water and therefore support life.

Some planets may be soot-rich rather than water-based. Atmosphere studies will be key to understanding their true nature.

The closest technological species to us in the Milky Way galaxy could be 33,000 light years away and their civilization would ...

Stellar migration may greatly increase the number of habitable planets in the Milky Way. Future ESA missions will test these predictions with detailed exoplanet observations. What can the Galactic Hab ...

New research using NASA's powerful JWST telescope has identified a planet 41 light years away which may have an atmosphere.

The Milky Way, the galaxy that houses our solar system, is an enormous and complex structure filled with mysteries, motion and magnificent phenomena. Despite being our galactic home, many of us know ...

Fresh results from near-infrared instruments foretell a bright future for finding life elsewhere in the Milky Way ...

NASA has found the result of a phenomenon very rare in the galaxy. The signal was translated by the Chandra X-Ray Observatory - this is what they found out.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - It turns out that looming collision between our Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies might not happen after all. Astronomers reported Monday that the probability of the two ...

Other good stops for stargazing are on Palomar Mountain, “especially going down East Grade Road and overlooking Lake Henshaw.