Recent observations suggest that scientists have identified potential microbial fingerprints in the atmospheres of other planets, raising intriguing questions about the possibility of alien life ...

Astronomers have spotted water vapor and evidence of exotic clouds in the atmosphere of an alien planet known as HAT-P-26b. The researchers also determined that HAT-P-26b's atmosphere is dominated by ...

Social media users' reactions to the video varied, from belief in extraterrestrials to scepticism regarding its authenticity and quality.(Screengrab) In another one of the conspiracy theories, a video ...

But is it a planet or what?

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

James Webb Telescope: The most ambitious and powerful space observatory ever built is set to launch Researchers believe that there could be potential lifeforms producing ammonia in the clouds of Venus ...

Scientists have created the first weather map of a space oddity known as a brown dwarf, revealing a rare glimpse at alien weather patterns on the failed, wannabe star. The map shows the weather on the ...

People across Scotland were treated to a strange rainbow-coloured cloud in the sky on Sunday, prompting some to calling it "alien". Scots around the country were quick to snap a picture of the unusual ...