An alien planet has been discovered that may be "teeming with life" as scientists reveal the exact date we will know whether extraterrestrials exist could be "within one to two years". Lead researcher ...

Scientists have peered through the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar system and discovered weather patterns "like something out of science fiction". For the first time ever, astronomers mapped ...

A year on this planet is very different from one on Earth A TERRIFYING alien planet that “rains glass” lurks just 64.5 lightyears from Earth. Described as a “nightmare world” by Nasa, the giant ...

Scientists believe they have discovered the strongest signs yet of alien life on a distant ocean-covered planet far beyond our solar system. The possible landmark discovery was made by scientists ...

British researchers have found the "strongest evidence yet" of alien life beyond Earth with the discovery of an ocean-covered planet far beyond our solar system. While studying exoplanet K2-18b, which ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...