A new study challenges the traditional boundaries of the habitable zone, showing that liquid water could exist on the dark ...

Beyond that, in the decades to come, we might be able to see the colours of an exoplanet’s surface, and determine if plant life might be present there. And then we can search for changes in a planet’s ...

Hardy bacteria in a lab survived pressures comparable to an asteroid strike on the red planet, suggesting a hypothetical scenario in which our planet was seeded with life.

Anyone familiar with the search for alien life will have heard of the "Goldilocks Zone" around a star. This is defined as the orbital band where the temperature is just right for liquid water to pool ...

Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system.

Wishfully is back with a new Planet of Lana, offering a fresh adventure for sci-fi fans. Here's what we thought of the short but sweet storyline, gorgeous visuals, and puzzles.

Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system.

Developer Wishfully follows up its cinematic cult classic platformer with a much larger, more ambitious sequel adventure.

Scientists identify exoplanet candidate HD 137010 b, a possible Earth-size world orbiting a Sun-like star 146 light-years away ...

Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, has become one of the most intriguing locations in the search for life beyond Earth. The moon possesses thick atmospheric layers, vast hydrocarbon lakes, and complex ...

Hundreds of people who love the little planet that was dissed, gather every year in the Arizona town where Pluto was discovered. They celebrate scientific discovery, history and our solar system’s ...

Tests conducted with tardigrades suggest that there is something in Martian dirt that dramatically reduces biological ...