When astronomers announced Kepler-452b, they were not just adding another distant world to a growing catalog. They were ...

For many years, astronomers have been looking for extraterrestrial life. In doing so, astronomers have narrowed their search ...

Astonishingly, we can identify molecules present in the atmospheres of exoplanets.

Exoplanets like Earth have been discovered but not all Earth-like planets are equal when it comes to alien life.

The Living Worlds Working Group proposes a revolutionary approach to finding life on distant planets. The paper, part of the ...

"A strong magnetic field is very important for life on a planet." ...

Musk compared consciousness to a candle in a “vast darkness" during remarks about aliens at the World Economic Forum in Davos ...

In 1995, a pair of scientists discovered a planet outside our solar system orbiting a solar-type star. Since that finding—which won the scientists a portion of the 2019 Nobel Prize in ...

In 2021, a curious discovery pushed penguins into an unexpected corner of science. Researchers studying chemical signatures ...

In a blow to anyone dreaming that complex life may exist elsewhere in the universe, a new study suggests we're unlikely to ...

New telescopic technologies are offering insights into whether exoplanets host life, focusing on atmospheric gas analysis. Upcoming missions from NASA and the European Space Agency aim to explore ...

Who hasn't looked into the sky and wondered if there's life out there, somewhere, looking back at us? Is it possible there's alien life closer to home — within the bounds of our solar system? The ...