Two Earth-like planets have been identified ... “The habitable zone is a concept under which a planet with similar geological and atmospheric conditions as Earth, would have a surface ...

Now, a new study suggests that a thus far undetected Earth-like planet ... Searching for planets lurking in the frigid edges of our solar system is not a new concept. The so-called Planet Nine ...

Astronomers are on the hunt for Earth-like exoplanets ... light can tell us a lot about a planet, including how similar it might be to our own. The starshade concept has been kicking around ...

This artist’s concept ... the planet would be if it had no atmosphere. [Related: Why Venus is so dry.] The exoplanet could have two very different types of atmospheric setups. An Earth-like ...

Red dwarfs are smaller, cooler and more abundant than the G-Type stars like our sun. The planets orbiting red dwarf stars are prime candidates in the search for life beyond Earth. Considerable ...

Astronomers in Japan have published their theory of an “Earth-like planet,” dubbed Planet Nine, that’s hiding in plain sight just a few billion miles behind Neptune. Published last month in ...

We might temper our excitement though, as this is not enough to conclude that the environments of these planets are otherwise very much like Earth. In science fiction, alien planets are ...