Astronomers have found an Earth-like exoplanet orbiting a distant white dwarf, shedding light on the possible future of our ...

Astronomers spotted a potential Earth-size rocky world orbiting a white dwarf, suggesting a future in which our planet ...

The first rocky planet ever spotted orbiting a burned out star called a white dwarf offers a glimpse of what may be in store ...

The discovery of an Earth-like planet 4,000 light years away in the Milky Way galaxy provides a preview of one possible fate ...

A newly discovered Earth-size world orbiting a dead white dwarf star gives scientists a hint of what the solar system may look like in billions of years.

The hunt is on for a second Earth, somewhere out there in the Milky Way galaxy, but a newly discovered world is not quite the ...

The search for a second Earth within the Milky Way is ongoing, but a recently discovered planet falls short of the mark.

Discover key updates from the world of science, including space radiation studies with mannequins, observations of a rocky ...

The scientific community has long grappled with the question of whether these stars can support planets capable of sustaining ...

The discovery of an Earth-sized planet orbiting a white dwarf shows a possible future for Earth billions of years from now.

A team of astrophysicists from several institutions in Italy, working with a colleague in the U.S., has found that aliphatic ...

"We do not currently have a consensus whether Earth could avoid being engulfed by the red giant sun in 6 billion years." ...