NASA has taken a bold step in the search for alien life beyond Earth. The space agency announced the selection of seven ...

The research is mounting up that we might not be alone in this big wide world. So what's the likelihood that aliens are out ...

In 2025, astronomers sharpened their view of the planetary system around Proxima Centauri — the sun's closest stellar ...

In a potential landmark discovery, scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have obtained what they call the strongest signs yet of possible life beyond our solar system, detecting in an alien ...

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

It also pushed them to tighten their standards, especially when the conversation shifts from “interesting chemistry” to ...

Astronomers have gazed into what appears to be a planetary maternity ward, observing for the first time within a huge disk of dense gas and dust surrounding a newly formed star a planet in the process ...

Want to be a top notch candidate for hosting alien life? Then there's a few key requirements you should be aware of: Ideally, you're a large object like a moon or a planet; scientists suspect you also ...

Scientists using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have found a unique planet in another star system that’s shaped like a lemon. The lopsided Jupiter-style planet is so bizarre that it may blur the ...

Astronomers do not have a photo of Kepler-22b, but they used the so-called 'transit method' to detect it from 640 light-years away. Credit: NASA / Ames / JPL-Caltech illustration In Apple TV’s ...

Sci-fi movie planets for 'Avatar' fans to visit if 'Fire and Ash's return to Pandora has them longing for more vibrant worlds ...