The emergence of life on Earth rests on a surprising paradox: how could simple molecules organize into complex systems ...

The Pandora Space Telescope will study 20 promising worlds that could host life ...

Alex Knapp is a Forbes senior editor covering healthcare and science. The James Webb Space Telescope has its sights set on seven planets circling a red dwarf star called Trappist-1, about 40 ...

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 ...

Intelligent life may develop on planets as a rule, not an exception — increasing the odds of humanity existing beyond Earth, according to a new study. Researchers from Penn State University proposed ...

When astronomers search for planets that could host liquid water on their surface, they start by looking at a star's habitable zone. Water is a key ingredient for life, and on a planet too close to ...

The short answer to the question is that we don’t know. The closest planets to Earth are located millions of miles away, so it’s very difficult to go off and find evidence directly. However, we can ...

How did life begin? An international team of researchers from Japan, Malaysia, the UK, and Germany suggest that the answer ...

In the Milky Way Galaxy, about 40 light years away, is a system of seven Earth-sized planets called Trappist-1. The far away worlds orbit a star similar to our sun but smaller and colder. However, the ...

The orange sea lichen, found on coastal rocks. Image by Rosser1954 Roger Griffith - Own work, Public Domain. The orange sea lichen, found on coastal rocks. Image by Rosser1954 Roger Griffith - Own ...

Despite being one of the most promising places to explore for signs of life, "special regions" and "uncertain regions" may be ...

The Cassiopeia A supernova remnant reveals that massive exploding stars can forge far more of life's essential ingredients ...