Exoplanets

Ten years, measured in words on astrobiology, exoplanets and the cosmos in general

The volcanoes on other worlds make our wildest fire mountains look positively tame

A roundup of recent research with astrobiological implications

For photon-eating life, smaller stars are unavoidably inferior providers—according to thermodynamics

Questions about living systems on other planets come with some baggage

Stunning new images of young planetary systems create a profound cosmic perspective

The Life, Unbounded column reaches a milestone and reflects on seven years of astrobiology, astrophysics and wonderfully crazy stuff

There's a lot to be learned by exploring pessimistic scientific scenarios

A graphical review of major scientific milestones over the past four decades helps put the search for life into perspective

Astronomers have found more than 3700 worlds outside of our solar system in the past 25 years. How do they find them?

After more than a decade of searching, scientists finally detect the element billowing out of a gas giant

One planet, modified by life, racing into the future. Our species should gear up