According to popular media, the search for alien life involves advanced technology, space exploration and sometimes even ...

Researchers at Cornell University have developed the first-ever reflectance spectra — essentially a color-coded key — of the ...

Researchers have come up with a color-coded key that could prove crucial in detecting signs of life on exoplanet clouds.

A nearby binary star system is bereft of giant planets, but scientists think it may still be a decent place to look for life. Binary star system Eta Cassiopeiae, located just 19 light-years away, ...

When astronomers search for planets that could host liquid water on their surface, they start by looking at a star's ...

Researchers have created the first color key of sky-dwelling microbes to help detect signs of alien life in the clouds of ...

During the lecture, Queloz said he believes extraterrestrial life exists beyond Earth. "With so many planets, there must be ...

An exoplanet completely or densely covered by clouds could aid astronomers in their search for signs of life beyond Earth. Cloudy skies may spoil a picnic or block a view of the stars through a ...

An exoplanet with dense or even total cloud cover could help astronomers searching for signs of life beyond our planet.

A team of international astronomers, led by Turkish doctoral student Selçuk Yalçınkaya, has unveiled four new exoplanets – ...

A global team of astronomers led by a Turkish scientist has discovered four new exoplanets, one of which lies within the ...

Our search for exoplanets is focused on Milky Way stars. It's been successful, with more than 6,000 detected so far.