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

When astronomers announced Kepler-452b, they were not just adding another distant world to a growing catalog. They were ...

New telescopic technologies are offering insights into whether exoplanets host life, focusing on atmospheric gas analysis. Upcoming missions from NASA and the European Space Agency aim to explore ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have identified a ‘super-Earth’ less than 20 light-years away, which could potentially harbor extraterrestrial life. This exoplanet, six times larger than our ...

Three years into its mission, the James Webb Space Telescope has advanced the search for alien life more than any machine before it. What will it find next? When you purchase through links on our site ...

Three decades ago, in 1995, humankind discovered the first planet beyond the borders of our solar system. It's called 51 Pegasi b, and it spins around its main-sequence star (meaning not unlike our ...

"It was just a matter of time before we found them." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Thirty years ago, on Oct. 6, 1995, the very ...

Could an ocean – likely needed to sustain life – even survive on a planet orbiting close to a dead star? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...