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

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. What if we dropped the "terrestrial" from "extraterrestrial"? Scientists recently explored the ...

The first sign of possible extraterrestrials detected in the cosmos didn't come in the form of little green aliens flying around in saucer-shaped spacecraft. In fact, the life that could be – emphasis ...

The strongest yet indication of extraterrestrial life – in the form of organically produced chemicals, not an alien civilization – may have been found on a giant exoplanet 124 light-years from Earth, ...

Alien life on a new planet “may not have DNA like humans but might walk on two legs”, experts have revealed. It follows the discovery of an extraterrestrial world around 120 light years away from ...

A breakthrough in the search for extraterrestrial life may be on the horizon as astronomers have uncovered 85 potential planets outside our Solar System that could support life. University researchers ...

It’s the ultimate game of find a needle in the haystack. One NASA scientist is betting on AI to help expedite the search through billions of planets. As a computer scientist in Silicon Valley, Hamed ...

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 ...

While such organisms may or may not exist in the universe, the research has important implications for future human endeavors in space. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...