High-energy particles zipping through the cosmos are harmful to life on Earth, but scientists think it could be food for ...

Minerals in the rock might have been produced by microbes in chemical reactions, but researchers say they’ll need to examine ...

That raises the possibility that the TRAPPIST-1e exoplanet could also have liquid water and therefore support life.

Lasers aren't just useful for entertaining cats or pointing out features of PowerPoint slides. They can also drill holes on ...

A viral TikTok shows a mysterious meteorite in Panama claimed to contain alien life, sparking debate and skepticism online.

Today, Earth’s moon is uninhabitable and does not contain a trace of life. It does not have much of an atmosphere, a drop of ...

Researchers using the Webb telescope found traces of two gases, dimethyl sulfide (DMS) and dimethyl disulfide (DMDS), in the atmosphere of K2-18b, a planet 124 light-years away.

Who hasn't looked into the sky and wondered if there's life out there, somewhere, looking back at us? Is it possible there's ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Two of the craters seen in Apollo 8 astronaut William "Bill" Anders' iconic "Earthrise" photo ...

What if alien life on other planets didn’t need liquid water to exist? This is what a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences hopes to address as a team of ...

The discovery in Jezero Crater represents one of the best pieces of evidence to date about the possibility that Earth's planetary neighbor once harbored life.