For decades, the search for life beyond Earth has focused on distant exoplanets and the rusty plains of Mars. Now, a small ...

A new study allegedly finds that one of Saturn's moons may contain 'slushy tunnels' that can potentially host alien life. The ...

From mudstones on Mars to strange gases in exoplanet atmospheres, tentative evidence for extraterrestrial life is starting to ...

A new analysis of Saturn's moon Titan that reduced the odds of a subsurface liquid ocean has increased the chances of ...

• Simulate planetary conditions more precisely Future Missions: Europa Clipper, Dragonfly, and Mars Life Explorer will carry tools to detect isotopes and chirality, helping verify whether signs of ...

Three years into its mission, the James Webb Space Telescope has advanced the search for alien life more than any machine before it. What will it find next? When you purchase through links on our site ...

How did life start on Earth? The answer is a big scientific mystery scientists are actively investigating. After talking with many scientists,... Did life start on the ocean floor — and what does that ...

Mars, Europa and Enceladus are the three most promising locations in the solar system to search for life living off cosmic rays. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

What do deep-sea microbes and Martian “leopard spots” have in common? Marine biologist Peter Girguis thinks they might both hold clues to finding life beyond Earth. In this episode, he joins Hakeem ...

AMHERST, Mass. — While popular culture commonly depicts extraterrestrial life as little green men with large, oval-shaped heads, it’s most likely that if there is life beyond our planet and within our ...

Life at sea -- The message from the mud : making meaning out of microbes in Monterey Bay -- Dissolving the tree of life : alien kinship at hydrothermal vents -- Blue-green capitalism : marine ...