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

For more than a century, the idea that life might have arrived on our planet from elsewhere in the cosmos sat at the fringes ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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White dwarf stars, like this one shown shrouded by a planetary nebula, are much smaller than stars like our Sun. NASA/R. Ciardullo (PSU)/H. Bond (STScI) The Sun will someday die. This will happen when ...

Could an ocean – likely needed to sustain life – even survive on a planet orbiting close to a dead star? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

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 ...