A newly confirmed exoplanet around a nearby sunlike star might be astronomers’ best chance yet to look for life beyond the solar system—but it’s still no place like home ...

A new world has just been found orbiting a Sun-like star only 20 light-years away, and it could be one of the most promising ...

In our solar system, Venus is near the inner edge of the habitable zone, and its surface reaches temperatures of over 800 degrees Fahrenheit (427 degrees Celsius) underneath a thick, choking ...

"Having a planet in the habitable zone is not sufficient at all to have life on it," Cretignier told the Daily Mail. "Both Mars and Venus are inside the habitable zone of the sun, but I highly don ...

Astronomers have identified sulfur as a potentially crucial indicator in narrowing the search for life on other planets.

It also highlights the unique opportunity Venus provides for studying planets at the edge of the habitable zone. As astronomers continue to explore the cosmos, they must consider the lessons ...

Venus is important for exoplanet science because it gives us a unique opportunity to explore a planet that evolved very differently to ours, right at the edge of the habitable zone," team leader ...

So far, at least, the only one which we know for certain to be habitable ... the Goldilocks zone. In our solar system, Earth is at the inner edge of this orbital band, with Venus and Mars ...

An international team has confirmed the discovery of a super-Earth in the habitable zone of a Sun-like star. This planet, named HD 20794 d, could offer conditions conducive to life. Located just 20 ...