Earth plants could thrive under the light of an alien sun, according to a recent experiment. A team of astrobiologists planted garden cress seeds and cultured dishes of photosynthetic bacteria under ...

What would aliens actually look like? While simple life forms like bacteria may be common in the universe, complex ...

Astrobiologists in Germany are developing a new testing device that could help tease dormant alien microbes into revealing themselves — and its key ingredient is a common amino acid that’s found in ...

NASA researcher says fossils of bacteria found in two meteorites from outer space. WASHINGTON — NASA and its top scientists are distancing themselves from a space agency researcher who concludes that ...

It’s one small step for man, one potential giant leap for Martiankind. Scientists have identified a region on Mars that could support living organisms, potentially bringing us a step closer to ...