Scientists believe life on alien worlds may be constrained by the same factors as on our planet.

Some scientists believe the sheer number of stars, planets and potentially habitable environments in space makes ...

A newly discovered multi-celled extremophile, dubbed the 'fire amoeba,' thrives in Lassen Volcanic National Park's heated ...

This summer, exoplanet science—the study of planets orbiting stars beyond our sun—took a big step forward. Reports of helium ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An illustration of a watery exoplanet with a red dwarf sun overhead. A new study suggests that the exoplanet GJ 3378b, which ...

More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. The sheer scale of the universe strongly ...

Northern Arizona University] Science fiction suggests that life on other planets, if it exists, is likely far more advanced than life on Earth. A recent study suggests otherwise. This new […] ...

Beta Pictoris b appears to have an aurora caused by a powerful magnetic field. If confirmed, it would be the first such field ...

Microscopic bits of alien tech on the moon? As scientists searched for intelligent extraterrestrial life — i.e., aliens — they’ve focused on a short list of standard possibilities. In other words, ...

New research has found that a specific form of life may be able to live on one of Saturn’s moons, Enceladus. Enceladus is a ...