In an astronomical first, researchers have measured the magnetic fields of 7 "hot Jupiter" planets beyond our solar system — ...

To support alien life, a planet doesn’t have to be exactly like Earth, but it does need a few key ingredients. First, it should orbit its star at the right distance, where temperatures allow liquid ...

A newly developed computer model reveals that rocky planets must have a radius at least 80 per cent of Earth to maintain a ...

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

Astronomers estimate there are 10 billion Earth-like planets in the Milky Way, increasing the statistical likelihood of extraterrestrial life. Advances in astronomy have refined the Drake equation, ...