Alien life might be even stranger - and closer to home - than we ever previously thought, according to a new study. Scientists have revealed that Mercury's north pole might have the right conditions ...

Powerful telescopes could soon pick up signs indicating possible alien life on distant planets. Devices such as the James Webb space telescope, launched in 2021, are observing the cosmos in ...

Water may not be essential to support life, and an entirely different type of liquid could do the same in alien worlds, a new study claims. Until now, water has been considered a requirement for life ...

Well, thanks to powerful telescopes analysing the atmospheres of other planets, ­scientists are now far closer to answering that eternal question. Boffins may soon be able to tell us if there are ...

Have you ever played hide-and-seek in a new place? It’s much harder than playing at home. You only know the obvious hiding spots: under the bed, in the closet, behind the couch. The trick is trying to ...

Scientists are intrigued by possible life signs on K2-18 b, yet more data is required to confirm any discovery of extraterrestrial organisms. X / Pop Base @PopBase Scientists have potentially made a ...

Alien life could take many different forms, but one possibility is captivating scientists: alien "plants". What would they look like? And how could we find them? On the Orion arm of the Milky Way ...

New research suggests that the amount of metal a star contains may be a crucial factor in the search for alien life on other planets — and that metal-poor stars might be better protected from harmful ...

There are some scientific discoveries that do much more than advance our knowledge: they create a shift in our psyche as they show us the scale of the Universe and our place in it. One such moment was ...

Scientists have proposed what seems like an obvious solution to finding life on other planets—look for pollution similar to that found on Earth. Light or air pollution would be a dead giveaway to life ...