We have no idea what kind of life may exist on other planets, so it’s hard to know what to look for. Proxima Kósmos imagines ...

Scientists discover desert microbes that produce gases which could help detect life in alien atmospheres beyond oxygen-based ...

Scientists have developed an 'agnostic biosignature' method to search for extraterrestrial life by identifying statistical patterns in traits across many planets. The approach assumes life can spread ...

Scientists are using advanced telescopes, models and AI to help them look for signs of life beyond Earth, including in ...

This not-so-little piece of equipment could change astronomy forever. And it could be about to find alien life. Maybe in a ...

Planets can't remain habitable for long without a massive hidden supply of water.

Scientists have discovered unexpected water-ice clouds on a distant, Jupiter-like exoplanet, challenging current atmospheric ...

NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite has been searching for exoplanets since its launch in 2018, and it turns out it ...

Earth is dotted with humongous, human-made structures that, to an alien eye, may be tell-tale signs of intelligent goings-on.