From Viking to Perseverance, scientists have spent decades chasing chemical hints that could point to life beyond Earth.

Alien life has been on the minds of humans for hundreds of years — now, scientists believe they are one step closer to finding it. In recent years, researchers have focused on studying exoplanets, ...

From mudstones on Mars to strange gases in exoplanet atmospheres, tentative evidence for extraterrestrial life is starting to ...

In recent decades, exoplanets discovery has revolutionized our understanding of the cosmos. These distant worlds, orbiting stars beyond our Sun, have opened an entirely new chapter in astronomy. Once ...

19:10, Sun, Nov 10, 2024 Updated: 19:24, Sun, Nov 10, 2024 The hunt for alien life is about to get a massive boost with the launch of a state-of-the-art space telescope designed to identify exoplanets ...

A planet that could have similar conditions to Earth has been found 40 light years away. Gliese 12b is about the size of Venus. It's a lot cooler than other planets found outside of the solar system - ...

A new study of a faraway planet orbiting a star 124 light years from Earth has raised hopes that alien life exists after a NASA space telescope picked up signs of molecules that are only produced by ...

Astronomers thought they had seen the "first hints of life on an alien world" this year, but they disappeared under closer ...

Want to be a top notch candidate for hosting alien life? Then there's a few key requirements you should be aware of: Ideally, ...

Imagine a planet orbiting the largest known star, Stevenson 218. This video explores the tantalizing scientific possibility ...