Breakthrough Listen will scan the the skies with the aid of the MeerKAT Telescope. They are targeting a million nearby stars.

A new exoplanet model screens rocky worlds by their ability to retain atmospheres over geologic timescales, helping narrow ...

Scientists may have just taken one of the biggest steps yet in the search for life beyond Earth. Meet K2 18 b, a distant ...

Scientists are raising concerns that we may be overlooking evidence of extraterrestrial life even when it is present. Hidden ...

Scientists say moons around rogue planets wandering through the galaxy could remain warm enough for life thanks to tidal heating and hydrogen-rich atmospheres. These dark, starless worlds may have had ...

Somewhere out there, a planet roughly the size of Earth may be orbiting a distant star in conditions that could support life.

The Great Filter theory suggests advanced civilisations may self-destruct before contacting others, explaining the universe's ...

A Stanford scientist's model suggests many small rocky planets can't sustain atmospheres, potentially explaining the scarcity ...

When a scientific controversy or breakthrough dominates headlines, press officers and journalists often quote a handful of ...

There’s no data to suggest that aliens exist. However, if we believed they existed and came to Earth, our planet would offer ...

In “Disclosure Day,” in theaters now, Steven Spielberg is once again inviting audiences to ponder the existence of extraterrestrial life — and the implications it would have for religion ...