But what is the science behind extraterrestrial life? Is it possible that humans will ever experience "first contact" with an ...

Experts at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have found a 'Super-Earth' among the stars known as Kepler-725c, which ...

The search for extraterrestrial life has long gone back and forth between scientific curiosity, public fascination and ...

A new model developed by Daniel Apai and his team offers a comprehensive method to assess the habitability of exoplanets, moving beyond traditional water-centric criteria.

When astronomers announced last month they might have discovered the most promising hints of alien life yet on a distant ...

A series of studies have cast doubt on the sensational claim that "the strongest evidence yet" was found that life exists ...

"Until we can separate these signals more clearly, we have to be especially careful not to misinterpret them as signs of life ...

An astonishing new claim that we have finally discovered “alien life” has left the space world reeling. The world of astronomy is abuzz with excitement. Have we discovered the first-ever evidence of ...

In April, astronomers said they had detected a possible signature of life on the exoplanet K2-18b. Now, three independent ...

It might or might not be the smell of aliens, but dimethyl sulfide — and its funky odor — definitely gets around ...

Astronomers are developing plans and technology for increasingly powerful space telescopes. For instance, NASA is working on its proposed Habitable Worlds Observatory, which would take ultrasharp ...