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

Scientists studying Saturn’s mysterious moon Enceladus say it may be one of the most promising places in our solar system to ...

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

MARS was not always the beaming red we’re so used to seeing in space. Scientists have revealed that it was actually a “blue ...

Contacting extraterrestrial life was a mission that was taken seriously by astronomers and the scientific community. A new investigation found that we could calculate the distance to the nearest alien ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

High-energy particles zipping through the cosmos are harmful to life on Earth, but scientists think it could be food for potential alien life elsewhere. Saturn's moon Enceladus (shown here in a 2006 ...