Like the lead character of “Project Hail Mary,” some scientists are proposing ways that life might exist beyond a star’s ...

If we're to find extraterrestrial life in the universe, astronomers have pinpointed the best places to look for it. They have ...

A new study explores whether extraterrestrial signals could have already reached Earth undetected, examining what that would imply for current searches. Credit: Shutterstock. Dete ...

Alien planets are far away but extreme lasers on Earth are giving scientists a way to investigate what they're like.

Astronomers have narrowed down the cosmic search for life, identifying fewer than 50 rocky planets among thousands of known ...

Where are the best places to search for life beyond Earth? This is what a recent study published in the Monthly Notices of ...