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

Imagine you’re an alien astronomer, pointing your telescope toward our solar system, listening for signs of intelligent life. Would you hear us? For decades, scientists have wondered the same thing. A ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. According to the study, "Belief in extraterrestrial life is on the rise, with nearly two-thirds of Americans now convinced that ...

The search for life beyond Earth requires expanding the very definition of what life can be. Some exoplanets, especially those orbiting cooler red dwarfs, might host purple plant life rather than the ...

Searching for life in alien oceans may be more difficult than scientists previously thought, even when we can sample these extraterrestrial waters directly. A new study focusing on Enceladus, a moon ...

One of the longest-standing techniques in humanity’s search for life beyond Earth may be causing scientists to miss alien signals entirely, a new study finds. Since the very beginnings of the search ...

Through the looking glass: The fact that we have yet to discover alien life continues to baffle scientists. While there are many possible explanations, a new theory offers a rather grim perspective: ...