The new approach looks at the distribution of molecular fragments in material, allowing for broad surveys in degraded ...

A newly identified super-Earth orbiting a nearby star has rapidly climbed to the top of astronomers’ wish lists for worlds ...

According to popular media, the search for alien life involves advanced technology, space exploration and sometimes even ...

Researchers have pinpointed a super-Earth in the habitable zone of a nearby M-dwarf star only 18 light-years away.

A newly detected super-Earth just 20 light-years away is giving scientists one of the most promising chances yet to search ...

A nearby binary star system is bereft of giant planets, but scientists think it may still be a decent place to look for life. Binary star system Eta Cassiopeiae, located just 19 light-years away, ...

Illustration of a hypothetical planet covered in water. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech. April 7, 2025, Mountain View, CA -- What if we spend decades building advanced telescopes to search for life on other ...

Scientists have developed a new way to hunt for hidden signals of past life, and say it could assist in the search for ...