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

NASA has taken a bold step in the search for alien life beyond Earth. The space agency announced the selection of seven ...

Want to be a top notch candidate for hosting alien life? Then there's a few key requirements you should be aware of: Ideally, you're a large object like a moon or a planet; scientists suspect you also ...

The number of planets capable of hosting alien life may be smaller than we thought, thanks to a new understanding of how water levels drive a planet’s climate. Below a certain level, carbon dioxide in ...

Three years into its mission, the James Webb Space Telescope has advanced the search for alien life more than any machine before it. What will it find next? When you purchase through links on our site ...

Life may not get blasted off any of the known "super-Earth" worlds as readily as it can from our planet, scientists find. The discovery suggests that any intelligent aliens that develop on such ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. As many as 200 worlds beyond our solar system discovered by astronomers may be larger than ...