Did you know that the current CO2 concentration in the Earth's atmosphere has peaked in the last million years? A further ...

Long ago, a planetary object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have once visited the solar system and altered […] The post ...

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

The exciting discovery just 20 light-years away from Earth could play a 'pivotal role' in the search for life on other ...

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

A newly-discovered planet similar to our own could be capable of sustaining life (Picture: PA Wire) Scientists have ...

An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose to Mars' present-day orbit ...

Found by Dr Michael Cretignier of the University of Oxford, the planet has a mass six times greater than Earth's and orbits ...

Astronomers have long been trying to find life beyond our own planet, and a new discovery might just be a promising location ...

A rare celestial event is captivating stargazers as six planets align in a striking display, says Professor Chandana ...

Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but get a telescope and you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

The organic material found in a few areas on the surface of dwarf planet Ceres is probably of exogenic origin. Impacting ...