This summer, exoplanet science—the study of planets orbiting stars beyond our sun—took a big step forward. Reports of helium ...

Beta Pictoris b appears to have an aurora caused by a powerful magnetic field. If confirmed, it would be the first such field ...

Some scientists believe the sheer number of stars, planets and potentially habitable environments in space makes ...

Scientists believe life on alien worlds may be constrained by the same factors as on our planet.

Science fiction suggests that life on other planets, if it exists, is likely far more advanced than life on Earth. A recent ...

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Aliens could live on a moon in our solar system, scientists have announced. Researchers have long been particularly excited ...

LHS 1140b is a potentially rocky exoplanet in its star’s habitable zone. It’s an intriguing target in the search for worlds ...

A newfound amoeba just set a heat-tolerance record for multicellular organisms, widening the range of environments in which ...

Scientists believe that greater plant growth provides more energy and ecological space for animals, linking the conditions ...

A newly discovered multi-celled extremophile, dubbed the 'fire amoeba,' thrives in Lassen Volcanic National Park's heated ...