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

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

"Awards like these are a critical component of our incubator program for future missions, which combines government ...

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

One hundred twenty light-years from us, there is an exoplanet that can potentially host life. It's called K2-18b, and it's ...

In a blow to anyone dreaming that complex life may exist elsewhere in the universe, a new study suggests we're unlikely to ...

NASA has selected advanced technologies to power a future space telescope designed to image Earth-like planets and search ...

In September, NASA announced the discovery of a possible sign of life, known as a potential biosignature, on Mars. The Perseverance rover, which has been exploring a dried-up lakebed for years, found ...

A study published in Nature Communications suggests that Europa’s rocky seafloor is likely too mechanically strong to support ...

Those concerned that 3I/ATLAS' arrival to our solar system meant that some sort of alien invasion was imminent can breathe a ...

The findings potentially solve the paradox of how liquid water seems to have persisted on Mars even when the climate grew too ...