Scientists discovered that methyl halides, a gas produced by microbes, could be a biosignature for life on distant planets.

The study builds on previous research investigating different biosignature gases, including dimethyl sulfide, another ...

A chemical found in the atmosphere around an exoplanet that leads researchers to believe the planet may harbor life is called ...

The megaphone-shaped spacecraft, called SPHEREx — short for Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of ...

Astronomers have identified a quartet of small rocky planets orbiting Barnard's star - one of our closest stellar neighbors - ...

Patagonia’s ‘living rocks’ hold ancient bacterial biofilms, offering insights into early life and potential bioengineering ...

Our framework applies not only to Earth but also to the planets, increasing the possibility that life similar to ours could exist elsewhere," said the paper's co-author Jason Wright. The study ...

A new world has just been found orbiting a Sun-like star only 20 light-years away, and it could be one of the most promising ...

New theory proposes that humans — and analogous life beyond Earth — may represent the probable outcome of biological and planetary evolution UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Humanity may not be ...

Earth and life scientists could work together to determine ... Lastly, astronomers could use data from planets beyond the solar system to figure out how common life-hosting planets are, and ...

"It suggests that the evolution of complex life may be less about luck and ... and therefore the likelihood of human-like beings beyond Earth is extremely low. In the new study, a team of ...