From Viking to Perseverance, scientists have spent decades chasing chemical hints that could point to life beyond Earth.

Nearly 4,000 m beneath the Pacific, in water so dark that sunlight has never penetrated, scientists have stumbled on a new ...

In 2025, astronomers sharpened their view of the planetary system around Proxima Centauri — the sun's closest stellar ...

A small icy moon orbiting Saturn is a likely candidate to host outer space life, as a major space organisation is targeting ...

Tantalising signs of past microbial life showed up on Mars this year, but to truly know whether they contain the answer to ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have detected the most distant supernova ever observed, offering new ...