NASA plans to launch the Habitable Worlds Observatory in the 2040s, a mission whose goal is “to image Earth-like planets ...

A new policy paper proposes a lunar biocontainment facility for extraterrestrial samples. This secure lunar laboratory would ...

When it comes to the search for life elsewhere in the universe, methane and other chemical compounds are seen as signs of ...

A new exoplanet model screens rocky worlds by their ability to retain atmospheres over geologic timescales, helping narrow the search for potentially habitable planets beyond Earth.

A planet with one side permanently roasting and the other frozen in endless darkness might still have a chance of supporting life. Researchers found that heat inside a tidally locked exoplanet could ...

Three decades of finding new worlds Exoplanet science has moved fast since the first confirmed discoveries in the 1990s.

Thus far, our search for extraterrestrial life points toward Clarke’s former point, suggesting that our little blue dot is ...

The James Webb Space Telescope will help scientists look for signs on life on other planets. Adapted from NASA / JPL-Caltech / R. Hurt, T. Pyle (IPAC) In June, astronomers reported a disappointing ...

A recently discovered "super Earth" located around 25 light-years from our planet is not as massive as previously thought, ...

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

The International Raëlian Movement, also know as Raëlism, is a UFO religion that was founded in France in the 1970s. It is still practiced today, with its strongest followings in parts of Asia, Africa ...