When astronomers announced Kepler-452b, they were not just adding another distant world to a growing catalog. They were ...

For decades, astronomers have chased fleeting hints that something alive might be lurking beyond Earth, only to watch each ...

Musk compared consciousness to a candle in a “vast darkness" during remarks about aliens at the World Economic Forum in Davos ...

Exoplanets like Earth have been discovered but not all Earth-like planets are equal when it comes to alien life.

The observatory will combine tech from NASA's most powerful space telescopes. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA is ramping up ...

Decades ago, a spacecraft suggested Saturn's largest moon, Titan, had an ocean. New observations suggest that the liquid may look more like slush. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

The afternoon of 7 August 1996 isn’t a time that sticks in many people’s minds. But if things had worked out differently, it might have been etched into our collective memory. At 1.15pm, US President ...

As far as underwhelming headlines go: "No Alien Life Found on Comet" must rank very close to the top. An article with this title appeared in the Guardian on July 6 in response to a story claiming that ...