The European-led LIFE mission aims to use spacecraft in formation to look for biosignatures.

New research suggests that alien radio signals may be transformed by plasma from their home stars — and scientists on Earth ...

New research suggests that alien radio signals may be transformed by plasma from their home stars — and scientists on Earth ...

A new exoplanet model screens rocky worlds by their ability to retain atmospheres over geologic timescales, helping narrow ...

On May 22, 2026, the Pentagon released a second batch of previously classified photos and videos showing what appear to be unexplained flying objects. These file dumps were the culmination of a ...

A new study analyzed how NASA's Habitable Worlds Observatory might be able to confidently spot biosignatures in the ...

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

NASA chief scientist Ellen Stofan was speaking at an annual conference in the capital on Tuesday about the search for habitable worlds and alien life. Stofan predicted that the discovery could be only ...

There is no chance in hell our species will be able to reach another Earth-like planet in the Universe in the foreseeable future, so the only way we can get a sense of the habitability of such places ...

Scientists say extraterrestrial life may exist elsewhere in the universe, but vast distances, enormous energy requirements ...

A biologist specializing in invasive species has partnered with a former Pentagon strategist in pushing NASA to construct a ...

Filmmaker Ram Madhvani and former NASA engineer Nimisha Mittal recently engaged in a fun and insightful conversation on alien ...