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 ...

Life on Earth is a precious thing, especially given what astronomers know about the visible universe. Although researchers have so far identified over 6,000 exoplanets beyond our ...

For years, the search for alien life has focused on Earth-like planets orbiting distant stars. But this episode explores a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The universe is filled with countless galaxies, stars and planets. Humans may one day discover extraterrestrial life.

In March 2026, SETI Institute researchers contributed to a wide range of conversations about our solar system and the search ...

Assembly Theory shifts the search for life from identifying specific molecules to measuring chemical complexity, offering a ...

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

A new method to recognise the chemical properties of living things could help us detect alien life even if it functions differently from life on Earth. When searching for alien life, scientists ...

This artistic illustration shows the TRAPPIST-1 red dwarf star system, home to seven Earth-sized exoplanets, several of which ...

Project Hail Mary,” the movie adaptation to Andy Weir’s 2021 novel about a science teacher attempting to save the Earth from sun-eating microbes, was rel ...