White dwarf stars could host habitable planets. Fast planetary rotation reduces cloud cover, keeping surface temperatures stable.

Feb. 18 marks the 95th anniversary of the discovery of our outermost planet-not-planet. Here's what to know about the short ...

Using a 3D global climate computer model normally employed to study Earth's environment ... the rotational characteristics of the planets. The white dwarf star's habitable zone—the region ...

The organic material found in a few areas on the surface of dwarf planet Ceres is probably of ... inventory of life-friendly worlds. On Earth, the compounds of carbon, hydrogen and—in smaller ...

The dwarf planet is a bizarre ... Organic molecules are among the necessary inventory of life-friendly worlds. On Earth, the compounds of carbon, hydrogen and -- in smaller quantities -- other ...

The building blocks of life could have been delivered to Ceres by one or more space rocks from the outer asteroid belt.

A "super-Earth" planet found outside of our solar system could have conditions suitable for life, according to experts at the University of Oxford. Researchers said the planet has a mass six times ...

However, in 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) redefined what constitutes a planet, leading to Pluto’s reclassification as a dwarf planet ... that even Earth hasn’t fully ...

The climate on such a world must be beyond bizarre. A super-Earth planet that dips in and out of its star's habitable zone has been discovered just 19.7 light-years away. The planet, known as HD ...

Astronomers discovered supersonic winds on a giant gas planet located over 500 light-years from Earth. In a study released Tuesday in Astronomy & Astrophysics astronomers who have been studying ...

Professor John Chiang of UC Berkeley explains the impact of Earth's axial tilt and orbital eccentricity on global climate. He highlights their influence on seasonal variations, including monsoon ...

Venus spins clockwise on its axis, opposite to most other planets, causing the sun to rise in the west. Venus is often called Earth's "sister planet" because it is similar in size and composition.