From Viking to Perseverance, scientists have spent decades chasing chemical hints that could point to life beyond Earth.

What would it mean for humans if there were another species out there, and how big is the challenge when the human species is just a speck among others in space? The bigger problems and challenges ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Who hasn't looked into the sky and wondered if there's life out there, somewhere, looking back at ...

Recently, a group of scientists claimed they found possible signs of life on a planet called K2-18b. The news made headlines. Researchers said... Exoplanet K2-18b: Home to alien life or noisy data?

Three years into its mission, the James Webb Space Telescope has advanced the search for alien life more than any machine before it. What will it find next? When you purchase through links on our site ...

Scientists using The James Webb Space Telescope have uncovered potentially earth-shattering evidence indicating a faraway world could be home to alien life. A team at the University of Cambridge’s ...

The search for extraterrestrial life, a long-standing pursuit dating back to antiquity, has shifted from focusing solely on direct observation to incorporating methods like spectroscopic analysis of ...

This April, news reports linked the stinky gas dimethyl sulfide (DMS) in the atmosphere of a distant exoplanet called K2-18b to possible life on it. The reports, prompted by work led by astronomer ...

Following speculation that comets could have been alien spacecrafts, more and more experts in the field are convinced that ...

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