A new study suggests alien life may be easier to detect through clusters of similar planets rather than single biosignatures.

Scientists decided one way, but some states still see Pluto as a planet. So I asked the next generation their opinion.

A new study proposes detecting life in space by spotting patterns across many planets instead of focusing on one at a time.

Aristotle's views on the nature of the cosmos dominated the Ancient Greek world. He argued that there's only one world, at ...

A research team has developed a new approach to detecting life beyond Earth that does not rely on identifying specific ...

From lava tubes on Mars to ice pockets on Europa, subterranean environments may offer the best chance of finding life—and living safely—beyond our planet. “I was like, ‘OK, I'm pretty sure that ...

NASA's Kepler Space Telescope has discovered 2,784 distant alien worlds. While some orbit within habitable zones and look ...

Noor has been a consultant on several episodes over the years, including season three of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.” “My ...

When a hunk of ice from another star system hurtles through our cosmic neighborhood, astronomers pay attention. When that ...

Deep within massive rocky exoplanets, hidden oceans of molten rock may be generating powerful magnetic fields in an ...

By Lisa Richwine LAS VEGAS, April 15 (Reuters) - Steven Spielberg described his 1977 UFO film "Close Encounters of the Third ...

A newly-discovered planet named Enaiposha, GJ 1214 b, is unlike anything found in our own solar system, similar to a ...