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

"A strong magnetic field is very important for life on a planet." ...

American space agency NASA announced the launch of an improved software called ExoMiner++ that is used to detect exoplanet ...

Alien life on a new planet “may not have DNA like humans but might walk on two legs”, experts have revealed. It follows the discovery of an extraterrestrial world around 120 light years away from ...

An ocean world that's teeming with microbes — and who knows what other kinds of life — is currently the best explanation for some chemical signatures that the James Webb Space Telescope has spotted in ...

Astronomers have found nearly 6,000 exoplanets orbiting other stars. But for every confirmed detection, there are countless mere hints, inconclusive observations that could just as well be blips of ...

Astonishingly, we can identify molecules present in the atmospheres of exoplanets.

The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) focuses on finding technosignatures—potential signs of alien technology. If we look carefully, we might have a chance at detecting their ...

More planets could be homes for aliens than we thought, scientists say - Planets we thought were not inhabitable might ...