The skepticism and debate around the question of "are we alone in the universe" makes the field of astrobiology more cautious ...

Learn why a lichen found in the Mojave Desert has become key evidence in the search for extraterrestrial life.

Astronomers have been trying to detect atmospheres on planets orbiting TRAPPIST-1, but bursts of radiation from the star make ...

The question of whether Earth is alone in harboring life has captivated humanity for millennia. In recent years, scientists ...

The question of whether Earth is alone in harboring life has captivated humanity for millennia. In recent years, scientists ...

For decades, Venus, often dubbed “Earth’s twin,” has been depicted as a barren, inhospitable world, its surface locked in an ...

What if the key to finding alien life isn’t in the stars—but in Earth’s strangest creatures? Scientists have developed a ...

In 2018, members of a New Zealand research team visited the McMurdo ice shelf in east Antarctica, home to several such pools, ...

THE son of a NASA scientist who was convinced he found aliens on Mars is begging the space agency to search again. American engineer Gilbert Levin was convinced until he died aged 97 that he had ma… ...

The search for life beyond Earth is a holy grail quest for many experts, but finding where to look is a core issue.

Former NASA agent Joseph Gutheinz dismisses UFO sightings as alien visits, citing vast interstellar distances. He suggests ...

In this week’s episode of Space Minds David Ariosto sits down Nathalie Cabrol, Director of the Carl Sagan Center at the SETI Institute who explains why the Red Planet may hold answers about ...