Scientists have recently uncovered a fascinating new exoplanet a mere 30 light-years away from our solar system. What sets ...

That raises the possibility that the TRAPPIST-1e exoplanet could also have liquid water and therefore support life.

In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at the Lasker Awards for biomedical research, how gene editing could cure ...

A potential gas giant recently discovered orbiting in the habitable zone of one of the closest stars to Earth could have a moon capable of sustaining life — just like the alien world "Pandora" from ...

A University of Arizona professor is optimistic about finding life on a newly discovered planet located in the Alpha Centauri system, which is the closest solar system to ours. The planet is believed ...

The detection of the molecule phosphine in a brown dwarf’s atmosphere may help astronomers in their search for life elsewhere ...

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High-energy particles zipping through the cosmos are harmful to life on Earth, but scientists think it could be food for ...

Astronomers have observed a massive growth rate in a free-floating rogue planet that’s gobbling up gas and dust at a record rate of 6.6 billion tons per second.

However, there is currently no evidence to suggest that such a moon exists or that it could support life. In fact, scientists are still unsure if its host planet is actually where they think it is. A ...

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(THE CONVERSATION) The Sun will someday die. This will happen when it runs out of hydrogen fuel in its core and can no longer produce energy through nuclear fusion as it does now. The death of the Sun ...