Like the lead character of “Project Hail Mary,” some scientists are proposing ways that life might exist beyond a star’s ...

Alien planets are far away but extreme lasers on Earth are giving scientists a way to investigate what they're like.

The fictional biologist in ‘Project Hail Mary’ claims that potential alien organisms might not be made of carbon or require ...

Astronomers have narrowed down the cosmic search for life, identifying fewer than 50 rocky planets among thousands of known ...

If we're to find extraterrestrial life in the universe, astronomers have pinpointed the best places to look for it. They have ...

Our Moon is hostile to life. But this doesn’t mean that moons elsewhere in the universe are inhospitable to life. Far away from the solar system, moons of free-floating planets can keep water in ...

The search for alien life often sparks the imagination with images of extraterrestrial beings and strange worlds. However, a new theory is shifting the focus—what if life elsewhere in the universe ...

Want to be a top notch candidate for hosting alien life? Then there's a few key requirements you should be aware of: Ideally, you're a large object like a moon or a planet; scientists suspect you also ...

Scientists have identified 45 Earth-like exoplanets that are the strongest known candidates for hosting extraterrestrial life.

Planet Comicon KC is celebrating its 27th year at Bartle Hall, marking its evolution from a small suburban comic book show into the largest event of the year held at the venue.

Astronomers have discovered a strange new world just 35 light-years from Earth – one permanently covered in a vast ocean of ...