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Life could have the time and energy to arise and prosper on Earth-like worlds in the rapidly shrinking "Goldilocks zones" ...

Far beyond the eight familiar planets in our solar system, countless bizarre and extreme worlds await discovery — and some ...

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

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

Researchers suggest that certain gases detected in the atmospheres of exoplanets could be key indicators in the search for ...

Finding alien life won’t be as dramatic as a flying saucer landing on the White House lawn – it’ll be NASA scientists holding ...

For over 100 years, scientists have been hell-bent on talking to aliens, and new technology could give that hunt a boost.

Scientists are rethinking how to detect alien life by focusing on planets vastly different from Earth. Instead of searching ...

In fact, it could detect hints of alien life around our closest neighboring star system in its first night of operations, new simulations suggest.