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

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

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

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

More planets could be homes for aliens than we thought, scientists say - Planets we thought were not inhabitable might ...

The observatory will combine tech from NASA's most powerful space telescopes.

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 ...

When it comes to the search for extraterrestrial life, research focuses on the so-called habitable zone of stars. This may ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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