Imagine a planet, that is much larger than Earth and has an atmosphere which could mean that there could be life! For the first time, scientists have discovered a rocky planet outside our solar ...

The exoplanet known as 55 Cancri e or Janssen is eight times heavier and twice as big as our planet. Here’s why the discovery is significant read more Scientists have discovered a new super Earth — ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a rocky planet with what appears to be an atmosphere outside our solar system for the first time. The researchers believe they have ...

The search for a rocky world swaddled in a protective atmosphere somewhere else in space has eluded scientists, but the James Webb Space Telescope has found a strong case. Webb, the leading infrared ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Astronomers have searched for years for rocky planets beyond our solar system with an atmosphere - a trait considered essential for any possibility of harboring life.

It’s the best evidence yet of an atmosphere on a rocky planet outside our solar system, researchers say, and studying the distant world could provide insight into Earth’s early days Will ...

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A new finding using the James Webb Space Telescope bolsters experts' confidence that they'll eventually discover rocky worlds with hospitable atmospheres. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech The search for ...

The desperation to know the answers of these questions like ‘are we the only humanoid species in the entire universe?’, ‘do aliens exist?’, can any other planet apart from earth hold life?

After years of exploration, a breakthrough has finally been made, astronomers have detected a rocky exoplanet with an atmosphere. However, this newfound world known as 55 Cancri e or Janssen offers ...

An artist's concept shows the exoplanet 55 Cancri e, also called Janssen, a so-called super-Earth, a rocky planet significantly larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune, along with the star it ...