We live in a very exciting time: answers to some of the oldest questions humanity has conceived are within our grasp.

One hundred twenty light-years from us, there is an exoplanet that can potentially host life. It's called K2-18b, and it's ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a large space telescope which collects light at infrared wavelengths. It has been ...

Explore how astronomers aim to identify signs of alien life by analysing the atmospheres of distant exoplanets through ...

Scientists might have discovered life outside the Solar System. Welcome to planet K2-18 b. This exoplanet is 124 light-years ...

Scientists have identified an unexpected way to study the hidden space weather of distant stars by observing strange, ...

NASA has selected advanced technologies to power a future space telescope designed to image Earth-like planets and search ...

NASA’s Pandora mission will study exoplanet atmospheres by separating star light from planet signals, helping scientists learn which distant worlds may have air, water, and signs of life ...

Scientists have assembled a catalogue of more than 2,000 stars that could be supporting alien life. Researchers behind the ...

A study has cast doubt on the idea that Jupiter's moon Europa, where NASA has sent a spacecraft, could have conditions to ...

"We're not saying, and we can't say, that there's no life in Europa. What we're saying is that it's a harder proposition, ...

While late M-stars are the easiest places to find Earth-sized planets, a new study suggests they are biological dead ends where animal life may never find enough fuel to evolve.