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.
Scientists may need to broaden their horizons in their search for alien life.
"A strong magnetic field is very important for life on a planet." ...
American space agency NASA announced the launch of an improved software called ExoMiner++ that is used to detect exoplanet ...
The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) focuses on finding technosignatures—potential signs of alien technology. If we look carefully, we might have a chance at detecting their ...
Scientists have used data from NASA's retired planet-hunting space telescope 'Kepler' to discover that small and large worlds have very different upbringings. The team found that larger planets on non ...
An ocean world that's teeming with microbes — and who knows what other kinds of life — is currently the best explanation for some chemical signatures that the James Webb Space Telescope has spotted in ...
Astonishingly, we can identify molecules present in the atmospheres of exoplanets.
More planets could be homes for aliens than we thought, scientists say - Planets we thought were not inhabitable might ...