When it comes to the search for life elsewhere in the universe, methane and other chemical compounds are seen as signs of ...

The curious minds at What If explore what would happen if we found alien life on Enceladus.

A new study proposes examining Mars and other space samples on the Moon before bringing them to Earth, arguing it would ...

Astronomers have sharply revised down the mass of nearby super Earth GJ 3378b, dramatically improving its prospects as a ...

Some of these approaches may show promise, but new research indicates much of today’s AI is even more easily duped by false ...

Are we alone in the universe? Consider mysterious "extraterrestrial" radio signals. Unexplained gases on other planets.

A recently discovered "super Earth" located around 25 light-years from our planet is not as massive as previously thought, ...

Using emerging radio techniques refined during and after the Second World War, the astronomers detected a powerful radio ...

A newly discovered and potentially habitable exoplanet scientists are calling Earth’s “next-door neighbor” could be the next ...

The number of exoplanets already discovered numbers in the thousands, and the Milky Way may harbor billions. This represents ...

Thus far, our search for extraterrestrial life points toward Clarke’s former point, suggesting that our little blue dot is ...

A set of protocols telling scientists what to do – and what not to do – if they ever detect evidence of intelligent life ...