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

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In a blow to anyone dreaming that complex life may exist elsewhere in the universe, a new study suggests we're unlikely to ...

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

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

Scientists have found new evidence suggesting that interstellar 3I/ATLAS is not an alien spaceship, as one conspiracy theory ...

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.

In September, NASA announced the discovery of a possible sign of life, known as a potential biosignature, on Mars. The Perseverance rover, which has been exploring a dried-up lakebed for years, found ...