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

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One of Britain’s most prominent space scientists believes humanity may finally get an answer to one of its oldest questions ...

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In 2025, astronomers sharpened their view of the planetary system around Proxima Centauri — the sun's closest stellar neighbor, which lies just 4.2 light-years away — thanks to a powerful new ...

Imagine a planet orbiting the largest known star, Stevenson 218. This video explores the tantalizing scientific possibility ...

Many planets featured in Star Trek TNG share traits that scientists now look for when identifying exoplanets: rocky terrain, Earth-like gravity, breathable atmosphere, and ocean or land for humanoids.

Pluribus imagines Kepler-22b as an ocean world that sends a gift to humanity through radio waves. In real life, no such ...

The Kepler-22b reveal flips the storyline of the series. What started as a story about Earth going through a bizarre ...

NASA ’s James Webb Space Telescope has found the strongest evidence yet that a small, rocky planet outside our solar system ...

Ridley Scott has delivered everything from the underrated Legend to the iconic Alien. But which of his films are real ...

It’s one of humanity’s oldest and biggest questions: are we alone in the universe? According to one of Britain’s leading ...