The discovery provides strong evidence that worlds with conditions similar to our own, with the potential to support life, ...

Scientists suggest that advanced aliens might not have physical bodies, challenging traditional views of extraterrestrial life. This theory questions our assumptions about consciousness and its ...

One of the greatest scientific discoveries in history may be hidden beneath nearly 13,000 feet of Antarctic ice. Deep below ...

Hollywood makes initiating alien contact seem much easier than it has proven to be. In E.T. the Extraterrestrial, E.T. got ...

Scientists detected gases on exoplanet K2-18b linked to life on Earth. The James Webb Space Telescope's future results show a tentative signal of dimethyl sulfide. This discovery is not yet confirmed ...

The sci-fi movie “Disclosure Day” predicts that our reaction to intelligent alien life will be chaotic. But what does the ...

English science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke once said, "Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying." It's a line that has motivated ...

The Great Filter theory suggests advanced civilisations may self-destruct before contacting others, explaining the universe's silence.

A new exoplanet model screens rocky worlds by their ability to retain atmospheres over geologic timescales, helping narrow the search for potentially habitable planets beyond Earth. When you purchase ...

A mind wrapped in skin and bone can feel like the obvious model for consciousness. But that assumption may say more about where you live than about what consciousness really requires.

Some of the most common planets in our galaxy may be hiding far more water than scientists can currently detect—even with the ...

Astronomers have recently started looking for black holes bigger than galaxies. Brian Lacki explains how these “stupendously large black holes” might be used by alien civilisations, and what makes the ...