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Scientists have found the most compelling evidence to date of alien life — and apparently, the discovery was positively shocking.

Scientist Says Sign of “Teeming” Alien Life Caused Him “Shock”

By Noor Al-Sibai

Astronomers say they've spotted a possible sign of life in the atmosphere of exoplanet K2-18b, using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

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James Webb Spots Signs of Life on Nearby Planet

By Victor Tangermann

Planetary scientists have made a fascinating hypothesis about Saturn's smallest moon, Mimas, which may be home to a "stealth" ocean.

Scientists Find New Evidence of Hidden Ocean World in Our Solar System

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists believe that there could well be nitrous oxide, better known as whippets or laughing gas, in space — and that it could indicate life.

To Find Alien Life, Scientists Suggest Searching Space for This Party Drug

By Noor Al-Sibai

A new study warns that there may be a glaring error in the James Webb's calculations that could leave much of its data open to serious misinterpretation.

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Harvard and MIT Scientists Warn That James Webb Data May Not Be What It Seems

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists have discovered two "Super-Earth" planets orbiting a nearby dwarf star— and one of them may actually be habitable.

Scientists Discover Nearby “Super-Earth” That May Support Life

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists from Harvard University found the smallest possible size planets can be before it loses its atmosphere and chances of sustaining life.

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Life Could Evolve on Tiny Planets With 3% of Earth’s Mass

By Victor Tangermann

Planets in the TRAPPIST-1 System May Be Closer to Earth Than We Thought

Planets in the TRAPPIST-1 System May Be Closer to Earth Than We Thought

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Researchers Determine the Two TRAPPIST-1 Planets Most Likely to Support Life

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ESPRESSO Is Our Most Powerful Planet-Hunting Tool Yet

By Chelsea Gohd

PLATO Deep-Space Observatory Will Search for Exoplanets and Alien Life

PLATO Deep-Space Observatory Will Search for Exoplanets and Alien Life

Have We Already Discovered the First Habitable Exoplanet?

Have We Already Discovered the First Habitable Exoplanet?

By Todd Jaquith

Research Shows That Life on Alien Planets Could Survive Without a Sun

Research Shows That Life on Alien Planets Could Survive Without a Sun

Astronomers Discover Closest Alien Planet in Its Star’s Habitable Zone

Astronomers Discover Closest Alien Planet in Its Star’s Habitable Zone

In Search of a Super-Earth: Astronomers Find Unidentified Object at the Edge of Our Solar System

In Search of a Super-Earth: Astronomers Find Unidentified Object at the Edge of Our Solar System

Most Other Earth-Like Planets Haven’t Been Born Yet

Most Other Earth-Like Planets Haven’t Been Born Yet

By Miguel Santos