The James Webb Space Telescope will help scientists look for signs on life on other planets. Adapted from NASA / JPL-Caltech / R. Hurt, T. Pyle (IPAC) In June, astronomers reported a disappointing ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope may have provided scientists with the strongest evidence yet of potential life on a planet beyond our solar system. In a new study published Wednesday in The ...

Has life found a way outside of Earth? According to some scientists, that might be the case. BBC reports how a research team from Cambridge University has been studying the atmosphere of a planet ...

Few forms of media can still grab the general public’s lapels and say, “The world has changed in an important way, and you should know about it, now” like a push notification from The New York Times.

What are the physics of life? That is more than just a philosophical question—it has practical implications for our search ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Science news this week includes the hints of life on a distant planet and a "useless" female ...

It’s one of humanity’s oldest questions. Are we alone? Is there life elsewhere in our galaxy or the universe? Scientists last week made a stunning announcement that they had found the “strongest ...

LONDON, UK — Astronomers have found possible chemical signs of life on a distant planet outside our solar system, though they caution more work is needed to confirm their findings. The research, led ...