The scientist has outlined the 'potentially devastating and irreversible long-term impacts' of unknown organisms in space ...

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

According to popular media, the search for alien life involves advanced technology, space exploration and sometimes even government conspiracies and secret programs. But according to University of ...

Astronomers have revised the mass of nearby exoplanet GJ 3378 b, recasting it as a rocky super‑Earth in the habitable zone ...

Recent developments in astrobiology have sparked global intrigue as scientists report the detection of a potential alien life signal emanating from a star system 120 light-years away. This discovery ...

Is intelligent alien life really out there? With powerful telescopes identifying more potentially habitable planets each year, the possibility continues to grow. But what would happen if we actually ...

Hidden within Cassiopeia A, the youngest known exploded star in our galaxy, astronomers have found surprisingly high levels of chlorine and potassium. These elements carry an odd number of protons in ...

Unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) have resurfaced at the centre of online discussion after a widely shared interview revisited reports of supposed 'non-human' life linked to recovered unidentified ...

A new method to recognise the chemical properties of living things could help us detect alien life even if it functions differently from life on Earth. When searching for alien life, scientists ...

The president promised to spill the beans about little green men. Is that why the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency registered the domains alien.gov and aliens.gov, asks Arwa Mahdawi ...

Scientists are listening in on sperm whale conversations and studying Earth's strangest microbes to prepare humanity for first contact with extraterrestrial life. Tardigrades—a type of invertebrate ...