When astronomers announced Kepler-452b, they were not just adding another distant world to a growing catalog. They were ...
Exoplanets like Earth have been discovered but not all Earth-like planets are equal when it comes to alien life.
"A strong magnetic field is very important for life on a planet." ...
American space agency NASA announced the launch of an improved software called ExoMiner++ that is used to detect exoplanet ...
NASA has taken a bold step in the search for alien life beyond Earth. The space agency announced the selection of seven advanced technology partners for its next major mission, the Habitable Worlds ...
The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) focuses on finding technosignatures—potential signs of alien technology. If we look carefully, we might have a chance at detecting their ...
An ocean world that's teeming with microbes — and who knows what other kinds of life — is currently the best explanation for some chemical signatures that the James Webb Space Telescope has spotted in ...
Astonishingly, we can identify molecules present in the atmospheres of exoplanets.
Far beyond the eight familiar planets in our solar system, countless bizarre and extreme worlds await discovery — and some have already been found. Thanks to rapidly advancing telescope technology, ...