Three decades of finding new worlds Exoplanet science has moved fast since the first confirmed discoveries in the 1990s.

Could humans spread Earth life beyond our planet? Astrobiologists explain where extremophiles might survive and why the risks ...

Astronomers have sharply revised down the mass of nearby super Earth GJ 3378b, dramatically improving its prospects as a ...

Scientists are raising concerns that we may be overlooking evidence of extraterrestrial life even when it is present. Hidden ...

New research suggests that alien radio signals may be transformed by plasma from their home stars — and scientists on Earth could thus be overlooking prime evidence of alien intelligence.

Earth may be the only planet in the universe that we know to support life. However, astronomers have identified several alien exoplanets that could have even better environments, making them ...

Astronomers in a recent breakthrough have identified 45 new rocky exoplanets that could harbour and support alien life. The researchers also mentioned a more "restrictive" list of 24 planets that meet ...

Study pinpoints which rocky worlds could hang on to a life-supporting atmosphere ...

In a potential landmark discovery, scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have obtained what they call the strongest signs yet of possible life beyond our solar system, detecting in an alien ...

When it comes to the search for life elsewhere in the universe, methane and other chemical compounds are seen as signs of ...

In the 21st century, the theories regarding the existence of aliens refuse to dial down. Now, the recently resurfaced NASA photo of Martian planet has gone viral on various social media ...

When a scientific controversy or breakthrough dominates headlines, press officers and journalists often quote a handful of expertS ...