When it was first discovered in 2007, Gliese 581d was thought to be just outside its star's habitable zone, but later, scientists discovered that Gliese 581d is just close in enough to potentially ...

When astronomers search for planets that could host liquid water on their surface, they start by looking at a star's habitable zone. Water is a key ingredient for life, and on a planet too close to ...

Astronomers have discovered that "super-Earth" planets may exist on wider orbits than previously thought — and this implies these rocky, or "terrestrial," worlds are far more common than was suspected ...

The concept of habitable zones around black holes seems paradoxical, given the extreme conditions that define these cosmic entities. However, recent theoretical studies suggest otherwise, introducing ...

Astronomers using data collected by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have identified an exoplanet as a “promising super-Earth” and unlike the one JWST spotted earlier this year, it looks like a giant ...

Morgan Underwood receives funding from NASA-funded CLEVER Planets (Cycles of Life-Essential Volatile Elements in Rocky Planets) research project. When astronomers search for planets that could host ...