Scientists say the findings help explain how life can exist in extreme environments using the chemical compound methane ...

Astrobiology poses fundamental questions about life in the universe: How did it emerge? Is there life beyond Earth? In a ...

Recent developments in astrobiology have sparked global intrigue as scientists report the detection of a potential alien life ...

Alien life could exist on hot, rocky planets, sustained not by water but by a type of salty fluid, new research suggests.

The recent discovery of a potential gas giant circling the nearby star Alpha Centauri A has led to speculation that it may be ...

Water may not be essential to support life, and an entirely different type of liquid could do the same in alien worlds, a new study claims. Until now, water has been considered a requirement for life ...

Scientists have synthesized methanetetrol, an elusive alcohol that could be the foundation of alien life. Chemists have ...

Scientists from MIT explore how life could exist without water, using ionic liquids in extreme planetary environments.

Earlier this year, astronomers reported possible evidence of life on another planet – but new observations from JWST suggest ...

A large lunar crater featured in the iconic 'Earthrise' photo has just helped the European JUICE spacecraft hone its ...

"We found that hundreds of exoplanets are larger than they appear, and that shifts our understanding of exoplanets on a large ...