This artistic illustration shows the TRAPPIST-1 red dwarf star system, home to seven Earth-sized exoplanets, several of which ...

Humans have wondered for centuries whether we are alone in the universe — and a new study suggests that if alien ...

A new catalog of potentially habitable exoplanets provides the framework for future observations in the search for alien life ...

Every known living thing on Earth needs water. The life-giving liquid makes up around 60 percent of each human’s body weight, regulating temperature, transporting nutrients to cells and protecting ...

Like the lead character of “Project Hail Mary,” some scientists are proposing ways that life might exist beyond a star’s “habitable zone,” often considered the gold standard of potential livability An ...

A new method to recognise the chemical properties of living things could help us detect alien life even if it functions differently from life on Earth. When searching for alien life, scientists ...

Astronomers have reportedly narrowed the search for extraterrestrial life to a focused list of 45 rocky exoplanets. Out of ...

The human race is rather introverted, apparently (Picture: Getty/Metro) ET could be phoning home, but we’re ghosting him, a new study has suggested. But why alien life has yet to be discovered could ...