On Earth, water is so intertwined with life that our search for life on other worlds is essentially a search for water. When ...

Astronomers have discovered thousands of exoplanets, some in the so-called habitable zone, Does that mean these planets could ...

The search for life beyond Earth is a holy grail quest for many experts, but finding where to look is a core issue.

A warm afternoon on ancient Mars lasted about as long as a Silicon Valley internship. That is the sobering conclusion of a ...

Lichen from the Mojave Desert has stunned scientists by surviving months of lethal UVC radiation, suggesting life could exist on distant planets orbiting volatile stars. The secret? A microscopic ...

A walk in the desert and a curious discovery could have revealed that the secrets of alien life grow in the harshest ...

A type of lichen was able to survive extreme UV radiation in the lab, suggesting that ozone protection might not be required for life on exoplanets.

Life probably exists beyond Earth. So how do we find it? With next-generation telescopes, tiny space probes, and more, scientists aim to search for life beyond our solar system—and make contact.

Astronomers have discovered over 100 new alien worlds so far this year — some many light-years away from Earth — that ...

If you were able to catch the last webinar from our Chemical Sciences Roundtable, “Chemistry in 2050– Space” you know that it was out of this world, literally and figuratively. The webinar explored ...

The question of whether Earth is alone in harboring life has captivated humanity for millennia. In recent years, scientists have turned to Earth-like ...

So-called M dwarfs are the most common stars in the Milky Way. A research team has determined around which of them Earth-like ...