A new device uses quantum optics to filter out starlight in real time — bringing scientists closer to directly observing ...

"Until we can separate these signals more clearly, we have to be especially careful not to misinterpret them as signs of life ...

Scientists eye LHS 1140 b as a top candidate for habitability, with signs of a warm ocean and a possible atmosphere just 41 ...

In the vast expanse of space, an estimated 1 million near-Earth objects (NEOs), also known as near-Earth asteroids, are ...

An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new giant exoplanet around an M-dwarf star (GEMS). The ...

Thousands of exoplanets have been discovered, only a select few show promise. Here we look at some of the most habitable exoplanets ever discovered ranked through their similarity to Earth. The result ...

THERE are planets beyond our own that could be hiding untouched paradises.  Exoplanet LHS 1140 b is just one of them – and ...

In April, astronomers said they had detected a possible signature of life on the exoplanet K2-18b. Now, three independent ...

First unveiled in 2017, LHS 1140 b is 41 light-years away, and may be humanity’s best chance of finding liquid water on a ...

The ocean covers most of Earth and may exist beyond it—scientists now suspect a distant exoplanet could be entirely covered ...

Tigers are built for stealth, power, and precision on Earth—but what if they had to hunt on an exoplanet? Would their sharp claws and lightning-fast reflexes still work in low gravity, extreme ...

The search for extraterrestrial life has long gone back and forth between scientific curiosity, public fascination and outright scepticism. Recently, scientists claimed the “strongest evidence” of ...