NASA discovers four sub-Earth exoplanets orbiting Barnard's Star after a century-long search. Find out how this changes the ...

Scientists identify methyl halides as a strong biosignature for alien life, with Hycean planets offering the best chance for ...

Exoplanets may harbor alien life; scientists seek biosignatures through advanced exploration. Could they lead to humanity's ...

The search for alien life is one of the most captivating scientific quests of our time. With the discovery of thousands of ...

A chemical found in the atmosphere around an exoplanet that leads researchers to believe the planet may harbor life is called ...

The search for habitable planets has taken a leap forward with new space telescopes probing exoplanet atmospheres for life.

HUNTING for aliens is now a little easier as scientists discover a new sign that gives away life on far-off planets.

More than 60 years after the first debunked discovery of a planet orbiting Barnard’s Star, the closest single-star system to ...

The gas giants outside our solar system are not capable of hosting extraterrestrial life, but do offer clues in a lingering ...

Many biological molecules are chiral, meaning they exist in two forms that are mirror images of each other, like left and ...

Astronomers have discovered four planets that are just a fraction of the mass of Earth orbiting Barnard’s Star, which is 6 ...

Four small, newly discovered worlds are less than six light-years away from Earth, and their discovery reinforces a ...