A recent breakthrough in astrobiology has led to the discovery of what is being touted as the ‘strongest evidence yet’ of life beyond Earth. This revelation, centered around the detection of specific ...

It might sound like something out of an apocalyptic movie, but a supercomputer has predicted the end of the world. But don't worry too much because it's not supposed to happen soon. According to BGR, ...

DNA from Icelandic lava flows reveals how microbes move into a brand-new habitat, offering insights into early life on Earth and volcanic worlds like Mars.

The search for life beyond Earth is a key driver of modern astronomy and planetary science. The U.S. is building multiple major telescopes and planetary probes to advance this search. However, the ...

Frequent flares from the nearby star TRAPPIST-1 could offer new clues in the search for habitable planets beyond Earth. TRAPPIST-1 is an ultracool red dwarf, located about 40 light-years away in the ...

(CNN) — A tiny sign revealed in April seemed like it might change the universe as we know it. Astronomers had detected just a hint, a glimmer of two molecules swirling in the atmosphere of a distant ...

A team of astronomers have detected what they call the most promising signs to date of a possible biosignature, or signs of past or present life linked to biological activity, on an exoplanet named K2 ...

The first sign of possible extraterrestrials detected in the cosmos didn't come in the form of little green aliens flying around in saucer-shaped spacecraft. In fact, the life that could be – emphasis ...

In the tantalizing quest to find extraterrestrial life beyond our own solar system, or at least beyond Earth, we often forget the myriad ways in which life has evolved within our own planet’s deep ...

We’re celebrating 180 years of Scientific American. Explore our legacy of discovery and look ahead to the future. In the late 1800s Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli pointed a telescope at Mars ...