Exoplanets like Earth have been discovered but not all Earth-like planets are equal when it comes to alien life.

When astronomers announced Kepler-452b, they were not just adding another distant world to a growing catalog. They were ...

"A strong magnetic field is very important for life on a planet." ...

Astonishingly, we can identify molecules present in the atmospheres of exoplanets.

Alien life could exist on hot, rocky planets, sustained not by water but by a type of salty fluid, new research suggests. Reading time 3 minutes The search for alien life usually hinges on finding the ...

A newly discovered “super-Earth” planet could allow us to finally see alien life, researchers say. The world – named GJ 251 c and lying less than 20 light years away – is thought to be a “super Earth” ...

In 1995, a pair of scientists discovered a planet outside our solar system orbiting a solar-type star. Since that finding—which won the scientists a portion of the 2019 Nobel Prize in ...

Explore how astronomers aim to identify signs of alien life by analysing the atmospheres of distant exoplanets through innovative techniques.

Astrobiology Club at the University seeks to break down misconceptions of alien life and create a space for scientific discussions.

The Deep Space Network (DSN) is just the sort of tool aliens could one-day detect, transmitting from Earth. Credit: NASA/JPL What if the first signal ever detected from an alien lifeform wasn't a ...

More planets could be homes for aliens than we thought, scientists say - Planets we thought were not inhabitable might ...

In 2021, a curious discovery pushed penguins into an unexpected corner of science. Researchers studying chemical signatures ...