A new exoplanet model screens rocky worlds by their ability to retain atmospheres over geologic timescales, helping narrow ...

JWST lacks the precision to detect life on exoplanets, and this new telescope aims to change that.

Scientists are listening in on sperm whale conversations and studying Earth's strangest microbes to prepare humanity for first contact with extraterrestrial life.

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Astronomers have identified a clue hidden in the light of certain stars that's already led them to discover seven new alien planets, with more expected to come. To be clear, these alien planets likely ...

Astronomer Jon Willis warns that alien signals could be passing Earth unnoticed because humans are searching on the wrong scales, with the wrong assumptions about life and intelligence.