We live in a very exciting time: answers to some of the oldest questions humanity has conceived are within our grasp. One of ...

New telescopic technologies are offering insights into whether exoplanets host life, focusing on atmospheric gas analysis.

Explore how astronomers aim to identify signs of alien life by analysing the atmospheres of distant exoplanets through ...

NASA has taken a bold step in the search for alien life beyond Earth. The space agency announced the selection of seven ...

As many as 200 worlds beyond our solar system discovered by astronomers may be larger than estimated, which could influence the search for extraterrestrial life. That's the theory of a team of ...

Alien life could exist on hot, rocky planets, sustained not by water but by a type of salty fluid, new research suggests. Reading time 3 minutes The search for alien life usually hinges on finding the ...

One hundred twenty light-years from us, there is an exoplanet that can potentially host life. It's called K2-18b, and it's ...

Life may not get blasted off any of the known "super-Earth" worlds as readily as it can from our planet, scientists find. The discovery suggests that any intelligent aliens that develop on such ...

Scientists have assembled a catalogue of more than 2,000 stars that could be supporting alien life. Researchers behind the ...

New discoveries and fresh looks at familiar worlds show how far exoplanet science has come — and how much remains unknown. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Who hasn't looked into the sky and wondered if there's life out there, somewhere, looking back at ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. As many as 200 worlds beyond our solar system discovered by astronomers may be larger than ...