Finding alien life in the universe just got way more likely, according to groundbreaking study ...

When we think about alien life, we usually imagine Earth-like planets basking in just the right amount of sunlight, a place where water can stay liquid and life can thrive. But what if we’ve been ...

In 1995, a pair of scientists discovered a planet outside our solar system orbiting a solar-type star. Since that finding—which won the scientists a portion of the 2019 Nobel Prize in ...

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From the physical world to the biological universe: Democritus to Lowell -- Plurality of worlds and the decline of anthropocentrism -- Life in the solar system: the limits of observation -- Planetary ...