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

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

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

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.

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While there’s no concrete consensus on a list of prerequisites for life to evolve on other planets, there are at least a ...

NASA has quietly hit pause on what it billed as its first dedicated hunt for alien biosignatures, reacting to fresh data that ...

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 ...

Scientists have identified an unexpected way to study the hidden space weather of distant stars by observing strange, ...