This artistic illustration shows the TRAPPIST-1 red dwarf star system, home to seven Earth-sized exoplanets, several of which lie within the star’s habitable zone. In the foreground is TRAPPIST-1 b, ...

One of them is about 4.2 light years away - more than a whopping 24 trillion miles from Earth! Find out more here.

For years, the search for alien life has focused on Earth-like planets orbiting distant stars. But this episode explores a ...

'Do all aliens really need sunlight?' ...

NASA officials have previously spoken of the possibility of extraterrestrial life amid scientific uncertainty while ...

There might be many more planets that could be home to aliens than we thought, according to a new study. For years, scientists have searched for life in the “habitable” or “goldilocks” zone – where it ...

After years of discovering exoplanets at a staggering pace, astronomers are now starting to distinguish the simply interesting from the truly promising. A new study highlights a select group of rocky ...

Planet Comicon KC is celebrating its 27th year at Bartle Hall, marking its evolution from a small suburban comic book show into the largest event of the year held at the venue.

(Photo by ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images) Bzzzzzzrt! That was my phone late last night with a text from my sister. “Obama just said Aliens are Real! What do ...

Searching for alien languages sheds light on how much human languages have in common—with each other and even with animal ...

A warehouse worker, Teddy (played by Jesse Plemons), accuses high-powered CEO Michelle (Emma Stone) of being an extraterrestrial who is secretly killing bees, disrupting the ecosystems humans depend ...