Decades before blockbuster CGI aliens, artist Wayne Barlowe designed an entire ecosystem for his book "Expedition" — later turned into the Discovery Channel special "Alien Planet." ...

If you thrill at the discovery of new exoplanets, hold tight. A sextuplet alien solar system has been glimpsed in exquisite detail, revealing six planets of varying mass, five of which are packed ...

The search for life beyond Earth has marked a new discovery — evidence of an atmosphere on an Earth-like planet beyond our Solar System with modelling suggesting it may be a water world.

Astronomers have revised the mass of nearby exoplanet GJ 3378 b, recasting it as a rocky super‑Earth in the habitable zone and renewing interest in its potential to host alien life.

More than 6,000 exoplanets have now been confirmed beyond our Solar System, but only ...

Scientists have quietly rewritten the global rulebook for what happens if alien intelligence is ever detected, updating long‑standing 'first contact' plans in 2026 to prevent panic and confusion in an ...