If you examine our solar system’s giant planets, you’ll notice right away that they’ve all got moons—a lot of moons. While ...

Worlds upon worlds await us in the cosmos and we’re finding more all the time. Before 1992, we weren’t even completely certain planets existed outside of our solar system. Now, astronomers are finding ...

In 1995, a pair of scientists discovered a planet outside our solar system orbiting a solar-type star. Since that finding—which won the scientists a portion of the 2019 Nobel Prize in ...

NASA has confirmed 6,000 exoplanets, marking a major milestone in humanity’s quest to understand other worlds. From gas giants hugging their stars to planets covered in lava or clouds of gemstones, ...

Within the lifetimes of today’s teenagers, some of the world’s most respected researchers now say the discovery of alien life is not just possible but likely. The claim that we could confirm life ...

The curious minds at What If explore whether a specific exoplanet could potentially host alien life, considering atmosphere, ...

Want to be a top notch candidate for hosting alien life? Then there's a few key requirements you should be aware of: Ideally, you're a large... Scientists have been studying the exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 e ...

The combustible sedimentary rock, better known as coal, was not only crucial to the onset of advanced technology here on Earth, but it should also be key to the development of advanced E.T.s residing ...

Could extraterrestrials find life on Earth? The question of whether or not life exists on other worlds suggests pondering if extraterrestrial beings might be able to find life on our home world. More ...

Some people thought he was confirming aliens exist. But he later clarified on Instagram that during his time in office, he ...