To support alien life, a planet doesn’t have to be exactly like Earth, but it does need a few key ingredients. First, it ...

But the real truth is that alien life on other planets could be even stranger than floating balloons or amorphous organisms ...

Scientists hunting for life beyond Earth have long thought that water is one of the key indicators. But a group of experts now says that looking for life on water–rich planets could be a waste of time ...

There might be many more planets that could be home to aliens than we thought, according to a new study. For years, scientists have searched for life in the “habitable” or “goldilocks” zone – where it ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have identified a ‘super-Earth’ less than 20 light-years away, which could potentially harbor extraterrestrial life. This exoplanet, six times larger than our ...

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 ...

A new paper suggests that BARSOOM may have been alive on the planet, and was killed in the Viking experiments.

With Area 51 ruled out by President Obama, where might aliens really be hiding? Scientists have now revealed the best candidates.