The research is mounting up that we might not be alone in this big wide world. So what's the likelihood that aliens are out ...

From Viking to Perseverance, scientists have spent decades chasing chemical hints that could point to life beyond Earth.

Electrons released when cosmic rays strike water-ice can provide energy for microbes and facilitate the formation of complex ...

One of Britain’s most prominent space scientists believes humanity may finally get an answer to one of its oldest questions ...

From mudstones on Mars to strange gases in exoplanet atmospheres, tentative evidence for extraterrestrial life is starting to ...

A small icy moon orbiting Saturn is a likely candidate to host outer space life, as a major space organisation is targeting Enceladus to uncover life beyond earth ...

"The universe is a pretty big place. So if it's just us... seems like an awful waste of space," goes a line from the 1997 film "Contact." In the movie, Jodie Foster plays Dr. Ellie Arroway, a radio ...

Morgan Underwood receives funding from NASA-funded CLEVER Planets (Cycles of Life-Essential Volatile Elements in Rocky Planets) research project. When astronomers search for planets that could host ...

These celestial wonders can tell us a lot about the state of the atmosphere at home on Earth as well as on other planets. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...