This artistic illustration shows the TRAPPIST-1 red dwarf star system, home to seven Earth-sized exoplanets, several of which lie within the star’s habitable zone. In the foreground is TRAPPIST-1 b, ...

One of them is about 4.2 light years away - more than a whopping 24 trillion miles from Earth! Find out more here.

Scientists are intrigued by possible life signs on K2-18 b, yet more data is required to confirm any discovery of extraterrestrial organisms. X / Pop Base @PopBase Scientists have potentially made a ...

Scientists appear to be one step closer in their mission to finding life outside Earth - after finding a new planet that may support alien life. The "promising" super-Earth - named HD 20794 d - is ...

Scientists have found a nearby planet that appears to be teeming with life, and now Earth's most advanced computer programs revealed what it could look like. The planet, known by astronomers as K2-18b ...

British researchers have found the “strongest evidence yet” of alien life beyond our planet. While studying exoplanet K2-18b, which is 124 light years away, the team found signs of chemicals which are ...

A newly discovered “super-Earth” planet could allow us to finally see alien life, researchers say. The world – named GJ 251 c and lying less than 20 light years away – is thought to be a “super Earth” ...

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter A new Earth-sized rocky planet discovered ...

I expect to see the existence of extraterrestrial life confirmed within the next few years. When it happens, put down your phone, look up from your work, walk away from your computer and let the ...

Scientists believe they have discovered the strongest signs yet of alien life on a distant ocean-covered planet far beyond our solar system. The possible landmark discovery was made by scientists ...

Scientists have found a new Earth-like planet that could support alien life – just 40 light-years away. The planet is a remarkable discovery in the search for habitable worlds: it is slightly smaller ...

British researchers have discovered molecules on a distant planet in deep space (A. Smith/N. Mandhusudhan/University of Cambridge) British researchers have found the ...