Here on Earth we take day and night for granted, but such a cycle might not even exist on some planets.
Humans may simply be unable to survive long term on other planets without a bit of genetic tinkering.
A type of rare, though extremely energetic and deadly cosmic event is able to wipe out whole planets.
Scientists have come up with a way to find planets capable of supporting dinosaur-like extraterrestrial creatures.
Jupiter is pretty big, but there are other, much larger planets to be found lurking in the depths of the cosmos.
Two astrophysicists explore the possibilities of using the new telescope to analyze the atmospheres of extrasolar planets.
A new study has suggested that extraterrestrials could hitch a ride across the cosmos on rogue extrasolar worlds.
A theoretical new type of telescope could make it possible to obtain close-up views of extrasolar worlds.
Over the last 30 years, scientists have succeeded in identifying a staggering 5,000 planets in distant solar systems.
Scientists searching for life-bearing exoplanets have identified a new class of potentially habitable world.
A new NASA study has revealed just how many potentially habitable worlds there are in our galaxy.
Other stars may be able to host more than our own solar system's solitary habitable world, a new study suggests.
Planets with two suns like Luke Skywalker's homeworld may be as common as planets orbiting a solitary star.
Scientists have announced the discovery of 139 new objects situated in the far reaches of our solar system.
It turns out that planets could orbit a black hole in much the same way as our own planet orbits the Sun.
Astrophysicists have discovered a way to detect the surviving cores of planets orbiting white dwarf stars.
The new worlds are so much like our own that both are now on a list of the 19 planets most likely to support life.
According to a new study, many planets in the so-called habitable zone can only support single-celled organisms.
Scientists have determined that planets orbiting red dwarf stars may be capable of supporting primitive life.
Scientists at JPL have been working to simulate the atmospheric conditions found on 'hot Jupiter' planets.