A newly discovered way for oxygen to form in carbon-dioxide-rich atmospheres of exoplanets could help guide scientists' ...

Why do astronomers look for signs of life on other planets based on how life is on Earth? Couldn’t there be totally different ...

Most of us are reserving judgment on whether there is intelligent life on other planets; we haven’t even found bacteria yet, much less a race of aliens with Internet service and takeout food.

NASA's Perseverance rover finds possible signs of life on Mars, revealing organic compounds and water traces in Martian rocks ...

There are hundreds of millions of planets around other stars in our Milky Way galaxy ... by scientists as essential in the hunt for life because only planets that are in this zone could ...

While this process destroys most planets, some may survive and even harbor life, according to new research. Scientists have discovered over a dozen planets orbiting white dwarfs, proving that not ...