Is intelligent alien life really out there? With powerful telescopes identifying more potentially habitable planets each year, the possibility continues to grow. But what would happen if we actually ...

Dubbed HD 137010 b, the planet might fall just within the outer edges of its star's 'habitable zone', meaning there could be liquid water on its surface and a suitable atmosphere for life.

But a group of experts now says that looking for life on water–rich planets could be a waste of time. Instead, they claim we ...

Liquid water might not need a perfect location to exist, and neither might alien life. Researchers now believe that planets ...

PLANETS that were once not even considered candidates to host alien life might be reanalysed to find habitable regions after the discovery of unique bacteria. To date, our search for habitable worlds ...

James Webb Telescope: The most ambitious and powerful space observatory ever built is set to launch Researchers believe that there could be potential lifeforms producing ammonia in the clouds of Venus ...

One of Britain’s most prominent space scientists believes humanity may finally get an answer to one of its oldest questions within the next few decades. Maggie Aderin-Pocock says she is “absolutely ...

Humans are affecting the Earth’s systems on a global scale. Industrial pollutants are accumulating in our atmosphere with the potential for long-term impact on global climate and biodiversity. This is ...

Life on Earth may exist thanks to an incredible stroke of luck — a chemical sweet spot that most planets miss during their ...

In recent decades, exoplanets discovery has revolutionized our understanding of the cosmos. These distant worlds, orbiting stars beyond our Sun, have opened an entirely new chapter in astronomy. Once ...