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

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." ...

For many years, astronomers have been looking for extraterrestrial life. In doing so, astronomers have narrowed their search ...

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

A newly discovered “super-Earth” planet could allow us to finally see alien life, researchers say. The world – named GJ 251 c and lying less than 20 light years away – is thought to be a “super Earth” ...

Alien life could exist on hot, rocky planets, sustained not by water but by a type of salty fluid, new research suggests. Reading time 3 minutes The search for alien life usually hinges on finding the ...

The Living Worlds Working Group proposes a revolutionary approach to finding life on distant planets. The paper, part of the ...

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

What if alien life on other planets didn’t need liquid water to exist? This is what a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences hopes to address as a team of ...

Astrobiology Club at the University seeks to break down misconceptions of alien life and create a space for scientific discussions.

In 2021, a curious discovery pushed penguins into an unexpected corner of science. Researchers studying chemical signatures ...