The curious minds at What If imagine landing alive on the alien world Kepler-22b, exploring surface conditions, atmosphere, ...

It’s a sweltering Tuesday in Washington, D.C., the kind of day that stretches the definition of Earth as a “habitable” planet. But on an eighth-floor terrace near the U.S. Capitol building, dozens of ...

Worlds upon worlds await us in the cosmos and we’re finding more all the time. Before 1992, we weren’t even completely certain planets existed outside of our solar system. Now, astronomers are finding ...

It’s a sweltering Tuesday in Washington, D.C., the kind of day that stretches the definition of Earth as a “habitable” planet. But on an eighth-floor terrace near the U.S. Capitol building, dozens of ...

New discoveries and fresh looks at familiar worlds show how far exoplanet science has come — and how much remains unknown. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Exploring new worlds comes with a risk no one likes to talk about getting stranded with no quick rescue. On an alien planet every decision matters from finding shelter and water to dealing with an ...

Add independent.com on Google Add the SB Independent as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Since their initial discovery 30 years ago, exoplanets have revolutionized our ideas ...