Exoplanets like Earth have been discovered but not all Earth-like planets are equal when it comes to alien life.

For the first time, scientists have directly detected molecules in a Frisbee of gas and dust swirling around an alien gas-giant planet. “I didn’t think this was possible,” says astronomer Sierra Grant ...

New telescopic technologies are offering insights into whether exoplanets host life, focusing on atmospheric gas analysis.

Scientists have identified an unexpected way to study the hidden space weather of distant stars by observing strange, ...