A recently discovered "super Earth" located around 25 light-years from our planet is not as massive as previously thought, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. According to the study, "Belief in extraterrestrial life is on the rise, with nearly two-thirds of Americans now convinced that ...

, July 10 -- Scientists searching for signs of intelligent extraterrestrial life say some of the coldest objects in the Milky Way may not be stars at all but massive energy-collecting structures built ...

A study at Penn State in conjunction with NASA has just been released, outlining the different scenarios that could occur should Earth ever be visited by an alien species. The study, titled “Would ...

The search for life beyond Earth requires expanding the very definition of what life can be. Some exoplanets, especially those orbiting cooler red dwarfs, might host purple plant life rather than the ...

One of the longest-standing techniques in humanity’s search for life beyond Earth may be causing scientists to miss alien signals entirely, a new study finds. Since the very beginnings of the search ...

Through the looking glass: The fact that we have yet to discover alien life continues to baffle scientists. While there are many possible explanations, a new theory offers a rather grim perspective: ...

Instead of searching the skies for radio signals, scientists suggest the first evidence of an extinct alien civilisation could be buried in lunar soil.