What if we’ve been looking for worlds like ours in the wrong places?
Called A Sign in Space, the scientific art experiment invites the public to help decode the signal, which is meant…
Several times, scientists have picked up signals that looked like evidence of intelligent life.
On TRAPPIST-1b, it's a sweltering 446 degrees Fahrenheit—but only on one side.
The Habitable Worlds Observatory now has a name, a rough timeline, and a whole lot of hype.
A resilient microbe is boosting researchers’ hopes for life on Mars.
It’s an early example of how the new space telescope can reveal remarkable details of exoplanets.
Observations from a radio telescope almost certainly aren't evidence of aliens, but we'd love to know more about…
Congress is holding its first hearing on unidentified aerial phenomenon in decades.
The hearing comes after the Pentagon report on unidentified aerial phenomena was released last June.
The new message is really cool, but we need to have a serious discussion about whether we should be trying to…
Webb will be a "game changer" in our understanding of distant worlds, scientists say.
Invasion ecologists make their case for planetary protection needing an upgrade.
Discovered in Antarctica in 1984, the meteorite kindled a debate that’s been raging for decades.
New models of Venus's atmosphere suggest it may not be as inhospitable as previously believed—though no life as we…
With laser-detecting devices in California and Hawaii, SETI researchers will be able to scan an unprecedented amount…
It’s probably a displaced boulder, but the Yutu 2 rover will now investigate this “obtrusive cube” from up-close to…
The Airborne Object Identification and Management Synchronization Group will try to detect and attribute objects…
Under a proposed NASA framework, scientists would use a tiered scale to validate claims of life beyond Earth.