Astronomers have detected an atmosphere around GJ 1132b - a planet situated 39 light years away.
Scientists at JPL have come up with an ambitious new plan to get a better look at extrasolar planets.
NASA has announced the discovery of seven new planets including three within their star's habitable zone.
The move, if successful, could mean that our own solar system actually has more than 100 planets in it.
The significant haul of new worlds includes a potentially habitable 'super-Earth' with a rocky surface.
An organization in San Francisco is planning to send messages out to potentially habitable planets.
Extrasolar planets may not be the only place where it is possible to find signs of extraterrestrial life.
If an astronaut dies in space, could their body eventually go on to spread microbes to other planets ?
Scientists have identified two distant worlds which could be ideal places to look for alien life.
The newly discovered exoplanet experiences days lasting up to 140 Earth-years thanks to its trio of suns.
A Cambridge scientist maintains that there may be far more planets in the solar system than we realize.
A new study has suggested that the universe is likely to be teeming with extraterrestrial life forms.
The incredible new haul has more than doubled the total number of known extrasolar worlds to over 3,200.
Astronomers have identified three new terrestrial worlds around a relatively close 'ultracool' star.
Scientists have determined that the Earth and moon are made up of material from two separate worlds.
Researchers have identified what could be two new large planets in the outer reaches of our solar system.
Members of the public have been asked to help determine what to call 32 distant extrasolar worlds.
Water-rich asteroids are thought to have brought water to countless other worlds throughout the universe.
Wandering planets that aren't part of a solar system might still be capable of supporting life.
Astronomers believe that desert planets similar to Tatooine in Star Wars might actually be common.