"Until we can separate these signals more clearly, we have to be especially careful not to misinterpret them as signs of life ...

A new device uses quantum optics to filter out starlight in real time — bringing scientists closer to directly observing ...

An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new giant exoplanet around an M-dwarf star (GEMS). The ...

Tracking exoplanets via orbital mechanics isn't easy. Plenty of variables could affect how a planet moves around its star, and determining which ones affect any given exoplanet requires a lot of data ...

Thousands of exoplanets have been discovered, only a select few show promise. Here we look at some of the most habitable exoplanets ever discovered ranked through their similarity to Earth. The result ...

Excitement around the potential discovery of alien life on exoplanet K2-18b is fading as new analyses cast doubt on initial ...

In April, astronomers said they had detected a possible signature of life on the exoplanet K2-18b. Now, three independent ...

Scientists are analysing the smells of space – from the aroma onboard space stations to planets hundreds of light years away ...

Tigers are built for stealth, power, and precision on Earth—but what if they had to hunt on an exoplanet? Would their sharp claws and lightning-fast reflexes still work in low gravity, extreme ...

Last month, astronomers claimed to have found the strongest evidence ever of alien life on a distant exoplanet named K2-18 b.

A team of astronomers led by a British student found traces of the first-ever-discovered planet moving in a polar orbit ...

Even if the planet does have DMS, it is not a guarantee of life — the chemical has been detected on a lifeless asteroid.