Alien life could exist on hot, rocky planets, sustained not by water but by a type of salty fluid, new research suggests.

Recent developments in astrobiology have sparked global intrigue as scientists report the detection of a potential alien life ...

Every day, humanity sends out countless signals into the cosmos, a byproduct of our technological advancements. While these ...

A Ph.D. student and his supervisor have developed a simple way to test for active life on Mars and other planets using ...

Scientists have synthesized methanetetrol, an elusive alcohol that could be the foundation of alien life. Chemists have ...

Agrawal and her team studied ionic liquids — salts that are liquid at sub-boiling temperatures (below 212 degrees Fahrenheit, or 100 degrees Celsius) — as a potential hospitable environment for life.

Mars, Europa and Enceladus are the three most promising locations in the solar system to search for life living off cosmic ...

Without enough liquid water on the surface, a planet's atmosphere can become choked with carbon dioxide, raising temperatures to a level beyond what is survivable for all known life ...

A new study suggests that cosmic radiation could potentially provide the energy to kick-start extraterrestrial life deep ...