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

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

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

There might be many more planets that could be home to aliens than we thought, according to a new study. For years, scientists have searched for life in the habitable ‘Goldilocks’ zone, where it is ...

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

"Most excitingly, this new idea addresses one of the longstanding habitability problems on Europa and is a good sign for the ...

The sheer scale of Carrazco-Gaxiola’s survey, titled “An All-Sky Spectroscopic Reconnaissance of More Than 2,100 K Dwarfs Within 40 Parsecs Using High-Resolution Spectra,” is what sets it apart.

We recently discussed the different types of worlds that the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) is expected to find that ...

If this hasn’t sent you into a bit of an existential spiral, they assure that it’s unlikely that we are the only ones out ...

Scientists have recently discovered that Saturn's largest moon, Titan, might have an icy, slushy interior, instead of liquid as was previously concluded.

Language and radio signals may not matter to aliens. Instead, they might be using patterns to leave a biological fingerprint.