Earth-like exoplanets (planets orbiting stars other than our sun) with oceans, lakes and rivers are thought to be unlikely, but the work reveals that many stars will harbor geological conditions ...

This is because the Earth has an atmosphere which holds onto the Sun’s warmth whilst also protecting us from the Sun’s rays. But what’s it like on other planets? There are eight planets in ...

Simpson and Chen ran mathematical models looking at how differently sized Earth-like worlds would have affected the rest of ...

This is what planets would look like if they were at the distance of the moon. (Second animation): This animation shows the moon orbiting Earth at the same distance as the ISS. More from News Have ...

Our solar system, a cosmic ballet of planets held together by gravity and inertia, is uniquely structured compared to many ...

GRINSPOON: Let's take the example of three planets: Mars, Venus and Earth. They are a trio of sibling worlds. Venus and Mars are our next of kin; they are the two most Earth-like planets that we ...

With the exception of Pluto, planets in our solar system are classified as either terrestrial (Earth-like) or Jovian (Jupiter-like) planets. Terrestrial planets include Mercury, Venus, Earth ...