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

Since the Kepler Space Telescope began its prowl for exoplanets in 2009, it has uncovered a strange pattern among these alien ...

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

Earth’s oceans sparked life—but on distant moons and exoplanets, alien seas may be doing the same. Here’s what they might ...

Discovered by volunteer scientists, this alien planet is out of synch with its siblings ...

For decades, scientists have tried to turn the question of alien life from late-night speculation into something you can ...

In 1995, a pair of scientists discovered a planet outside our solar system orbiting a solar-type star. Since that finding—which won the scientists a portion of the 2019 Nobel Prize in ...

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

A Falcon 9 rocket carrying about 40 payloads, including NASA's Pandora exoplanet satellite, launched from California's ...

NASA’s Pandora satellite has launched aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket to study alien planet atmospheres, helping scientists ...

NASA has confirmed 6,000 exoplanets, marking a major milestone in humanity’s quest to understand other worlds. From gas giants hugging their stars to planets covered in lava or clouds of gemstones, ...

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