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

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

The search for alien life often sparks the imagination with images of extraterrestrial beings and strange worlds. However, a new theory is shifting the focus—what if life elsewhere in the universe ...

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

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

According to popular media, the search for alien life involves advanced technology, space exploration and sometimes even government conspiracies and secret programs. But according to University of ...

A new paper posits that advanced alien civilizations may communicate through subtle flashes, like fireflies do on Earth. The ...

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

Last January, Slawek Tulaczyk, a glaciologist at the University of California, stood on the Antarctic Ice Sheet and watched as a massive drill sprayed hot water into a hole. Tulaczyk and his team ...

NASA’s Pandora mission will study exoplanet atmospheres by separating star light from planet signals, helping scientists learn which distant worlds may have air, water, and signs of life ...

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 ...

The afternoon of 7 August 1996 isn’t a time that sticks in many people’s minds. But if things had worked out differently, it might have been etched into our collective memory. At 1.15pm, US President ...