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

"A strong magnetic field is very important for life on a planet." ...

Scientists may need to broaden their horizons in their search for alien life.

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 ...

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 ...

Far beyond the eight familiar planets in our solar system, countless bizarre and extreme worlds await discovery — and some have already been found. Thanks to rapidly advancing telescope technology, ...

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 ...

More planets could be homes for aliens than we thought, scientists say - Planets we thought were not inhabitable might ...

Planets that once lived only in pulp novels and movie concept art are now turning up in real data. Astronomers are not just ...