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Astronomer says the best way to spot it will be at sunrise and sunset away from light pollution, but warns comets are unpredictable

Data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has shown that an exoplanet around a star in the constellation Leo has some of the chemical markers that, on Earth, are associated with living organisms. But these are vague indications. So how likely is it that this exoplanet harbours alien life?

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio now holds the record for the longest U.S. spaceflight

Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope has revealed that a distant exoplanet could have ‘signs of life’.

Space agency said potential finding of dimethyl sulfide on K2-18 b, produced only by life on Earth, is yet to be confirmed

As space mining and colonization become not-so-distant realities, scientists say preservation should be prioritized

Monkeys and dogs were usually used to test whether humans could survive outside Earth’s atmosphere – but 60 years ago the French tried something a little different

A cluster of ancient stars glitters in a new image from the Hubble Space Telescope.

From sexist objections to the challenges faced by female crew on Earth and in space, this is a vital record of a giant leap for women