The scientific wonderers at What If investigate a newly found world in a faraway star system that might actually have the right ingredients for life.

If forced to choose one descriptor for the octopus, the best word may be “otherworldly.” These truly amazing marine animals ...

A new study suggests alien life may be easier to detect through clusters of similar planets rather than single biosignatures.

Aliens aren’t “out there” – they’re here on Earth. You may have seen one. You may even be one. And if you read the foregoing ...

NASA has uncovered major new clues on Mars that could point to alien life. The space agency’s rover has found chemicals on ...

We have no idea what kind of life may exist on other planets, so it’s hard to know what to look for. Proxima Kósmos imagines ...

Scientists have just unlocked a new way to discover hidden worlds beyond our solar system, and the results are incredible. Using a powerful AI system called RAVEN, astronomers analyzed massive amounts ...

A new study proposes detecting life in space by spotting patterns across many planets instead of focusing on one at a time.

From lava tubes on Mars to ice pockets on Europa, subterranean environments may offer the best chance of finding life—and ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. The Milky Way galaxy has more than 400 billion stars in it. Over the last few decades, ...

The LHS 1903 system defies expectations with a rocky outer planet, prompting new ideas about how planets form and evolve.

Aristotle's views on the nature of the cosmos dominated the Ancient Greek world. He argued that there's only one world, at ...