Based on the history of life here on earth, at least one prominent paleontologist thinks that complex life in the cosmos is ...

Life on Earth relies on carbon-based DNA, but our readers are keen to speculate about other possibilities for alien life ...

IMAGE NASA, ESA, CSA, Joseph Olmsted (STScI) Could there be life on planets outside our solar system ... AI enables astrophysicists to explore a much greater volume of data, in different combinations ...

By contrasting the concentration of CO2 in the atmospheres of different planets, we can gauge the presence of oceans and single out planets more likely to have life," explains Prof. Amaury Triaud ...

However, planets may not be necessary for ... "Investigating the plausibility of different evolutionary pathways for life under alternative planetary boundary conditions will be an interesting ...

So scientists are using different methods to see if there is life on planets other than the Earth. Space probes can explore other planets without needing astronauts. Some of the missions ...

Most of us are reserving judgment on whether there is intelligent life on other planets; we haven’t even found bacteria yet, much less a race of aliens with Internet service and takeout food.

The resulting products were ionized; their mass-to-charge ratios were determined based on the time it took for them to reach ...

New research sheds light on F-type stars. Could these hot and massive stars be the key to finding habitable planets and ...

Red dwarf stars may be ubiquitous in our galaxy, but the environment around them is very different ... For a planet to be warm is considered by scientists as essential in the hunt for life because ...

"But when you go deeper and look at the incredible diversity of life on our planet, there are so many different organisms ...

They went on to say, 'The evolution of life in space may take a completely different path than on Earth, so there may be habitats other than traditionally habitable planets orbiting stars where ...