Many rocky worlds orbiting other stars share characteristics with our sister planet, particularly those near their star’s inner habitable zone. If Venus’s history is typical of such planets ...

The findings could assist astronomers in selecting extrasolar planets or "exoplanets" most likely to be habitable. "Even though it’s the closest planet to us, Venus is important for exoplanet ...

Venus and Earth are both in the habitable zone, though some say Venus only gets in on a technicality. Somehow, their climates diverged dramatically, with Earth remaining habitable and Venus ...

A team of astronomers claims to have sniffed out a “biosignature” in the atmosphere of a distant planet called K2-18b. But not everyone agrees that it signals life.

Further studies are needed to determine whether K2-18b, which orbits a star 120 light-years away, is inhabited, or even ...

It's unsettling to think that Earth could be alone. We are searching for icy moons and Mars. Venus also captures interest with its rough environment. It is comparable to Earth as far as ...

What can Venus-like exoplanets, also known as exoVenuses, teach us about our own solar system and potentially finding life beyond Earth, and how can the planned Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO ...