Alien planets are far away but extreme lasers on Earth are giving scientists a way to investigate what they're like.

"Using our newly developed RAVEN pipeline, we were able to validate 118 new planets, and over 2,000 high-quality planet ...

The search for life beyond our solar system heated up this year when scientists reported a tantalising signal from an exoplanet of a molecule that is known to be produced exclusively by life on Earth.

The Alien franchise has been a cornerstone of the sci-fi genre since Ridley Scott unleashed the xenomorph on the world in 1979. Now, as the decades have passed, the franchise has had highs and lows ...