If life exists elsewhere, it might not be on worlds like Earth. Here are some of the more peculiar places scientists are looking.

Best known for dissolving bodies in bathtubs, sulfuric acid has the potential to be the elixir of life on other worlds.

Two major alien-life announcements in 2025 generated enormous excitement, but most astrobiologists remained unconvinced. Only 6.6% of surveyed experts thought possible biological molecules on K2-18b ...

Former NASA astronaut Winston Scott said he believes intelligent alien life exists, but cautioned that military conflict in ...

Scientists searching for advanced alien civilizations have detected a mysterious signal in data from the world's largest ...

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This summer, exoplanet science—the study of planets orbiting stars beyond our sun—took a big step forward. Reports of helium gas escaping from the atmosphere of LHS 1140b propelled this exoplanet from ...

What do you think of when it comes to extraterrestrial life? Most popular sci-fi books and TV shows suggest humanoid beings could live on other planets. But when astronomers are searching for ...

What would our atmosphere look like if there were no life on Earth?

A new study proposes detecting life in space by spotting patterns across many planets instead of focusing on one at a time. If life spreads and changes planetary environments, it could leave behind ...