The search for alien life has been boosted after an atmosphere was detected surrounding an Earth-like planet for the first ...

Scientists have seen an atmosphere around a rocky, potentially habitable planet for the first time – marking a major milestone in the search for alien life. As well as being a major discovery in ...

Decades before blockbuster CGI aliens, artist Wayne Barlowe designed an entire ecosystem for his book "Expedition" — later ...

Scientists have made a historic breakthrough. They have found a planet that might be the closest to supporting life.

Astronomers have revised the mass of nearby exoplanet GJ 3378 b, recasting it as a rocky super‑Earth in the habitable zone ...

The rocky exoplanet depicted here in this artist’s illustration, with a fuzzy atmosphere. (Melissa Weiss/CfA) As the famous ...

The sci-fi movie “Disclosure Day” predicts that our reaction to intelligent alien life will be chaotic. But what does the ...

Astronomers have identified GJ 3378b, a super-Earth located 25 light-years away, in the habitable zone of its star, raising ...

Astronomers have spotted helium escaping from LHS 1140b, an exoplanet orbiting in its star’s ‘habitable zone’.

'This one's exciting.' ...

Planet nine mystery deepens as new discovery challenges hidden planet theory A hidden giant planet may be lurking beyond Neptune—but every new discovery seems to deepen the mystery. Date: June 8, 2026 ...