The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a large space telescope which collects light at infrared wavelengths. It has been ...

Astronomers don’t search for life by seeing planets directly — they read the light that passes through their atmospheres.

"We're not saying, and we can't say, that there's no life in Europa. What we're saying is that it's a harder proposition, ...

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

NASA has taken a bold step in the search for alien life beyond Earth. The space agency announced the selection of seven ...

NASA has selected advanced technologies to power a future space telescope designed to image Earth-like planets and search ...

Scientists have assembled a catalogue of more than 2,000 stars that could be supporting alien life. Researchers behind the ...

While late M-stars are the easiest places to find Earth-sized planets, a new study suggests they are biological dead ends where animal life may never find enough fuel to evolve.

Until now, scientists believed that Mars’ skylights – pits in the surface of mars – were formed by volcanic activity. But ...

Pocock, a space scientist at University College London and BBC presenter, predicts alien life will be found by 2075 but likely as 'grey sludge' ...

"Star Trek" is home to countless alien species, many of whom offer beloved characters. Some are not. We rank the 10 most ...

Samus Aran, the science fiction protagonist in the Metroid series, is arguably Nintendo’s most mysterious character. She doesn’t speak at all. She wears a space warrior’s uniform with a reflective ...