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

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 ...

Astonishingly, we can identify molecules present in the atmospheres of exoplanets.

What's the best way to reveal what an exoplanet is made of? Wait for it to get gravitationally shredded and engulfed by its star, of course! Astronomers using the W. M. Keck Observatory on Mauna Kea, ...

A new estimate of the number of habitable planets orbiting the most common type of stars in our galaxy could have huge consequences for the search for life. According to a recent study, tens of ...

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

A layer of molten rock deep inside some rocky planets may be doing more than shaping their interiors. New research points to ...

First-year students in Rochester Institute of Technology’s Science Exploration Program are reproducing a slice of life in their lab that might exist on the seven Earth-like planets recently discovered ...

The observatory will combine tech from NASA's most powerful space telescopes. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA is ramping up ...

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 ...