Exoplanets like Earth have been discovered but not all Earth-like planets are equal when it comes to alien life.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Digital art of distant planet - Dottedhippo/Getty Images On August 24, 2006, our solar system lost a planet. It wasn't by ...

We live in a very exciting time: answers to some of the oldest questions humanity has conceived are within our grasp. One of ...

An international team of researchers has just revealed the existence of three Earth-sized planets in the binary stellar system TOI-2267 located about 190 light-years away. This discovery, published in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. For five consecutive mornings, beginning on Aug. 17, early ...

You’ve set your telescope up and are showing people some of the wonders in the sky. Of course, they’re going to ask you questions. Here are some you might be asked. How many do you know the answers to ...

Polygon has rounded up the best icy sci-fi planets from our favorite video games, movies, television, and books ...