A new exoplanet model screens rocky worlds by their ability to retain atmospheres over geologic timescales, helping narrow ...

The curious minds at What If have explored the discovery of a planet that could potentially host alien life.

For years, the search for alien life has focused on Earth-like planets orbiting distant stars. But this episode explores a more surprising possibility: giant moons circling massive worlds may offer ...

Scientists are listening in on sperm whale conversations and studying Earth's strangest microbes to prepare humanity for first contact with extraterrestrial life.

We're still in the definition phase of the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO), but it seems like every week a new research ...

Many have watched recently released UFO videos, but most still think the government knows more than it is saying.

In “Disclosure Day,” out Friday, Steven Spielberg is once again inviting audiences to ponder the existence of ...

A new study analyzed how NASA's Habitable Worlds Observatory might be able to confidently spot biosignatures in the ...

With that, exobiologists avoided one of the things they fear the most: the false positive—seeing the existence of life where ...

In a first-of-its-kind discovery, astronomers claim they have directly measured the magnetic fields of multiple planets beyond our solar system — potentially providing a crucial new tool in the search ...