ScienceSpaceScienceSpaceHabitable Worlds May Lurk in the Sooty In-Betweens of Star SystemsWhat if we’ve been looking for worlds like ours in the wrong places?ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMay 26, 2023Comments (6)
ScienceSpaceflightScienceSpaceflightEarth Will Receive an 'Alien' Transmission From Mars This WeekCalled A Sign in Space, the scientific art experiment invites the public to help decode the signal, which is meant…ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedMay 23, 2023Comments (15)
ScienceSpaceScienceSpaceAstronomers Really Thought These Discoveries Could Be AliensSeveral times, scientists have picked up signals that looked like evidence of intelligent life.ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedMay 17, 2023Comments (12)
ScienceSpaceScienceSpaceWebb Telescope Reveals Nearby Exoplanet Has No AtmosphereOn TRAPPIST-1b, it's a sweltering 446 degrees Fahrenheit—but only on one side.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMarch 27, 2023Comments (7)
ScienceSpaceScienceSpaceNASA Reveals Tantalizing Details About Webb Telescope’s SuccessorThe Habitable Worlds Observatory now has a name, a rough timeline, and a whole lot of hype.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedJanuary 17, 2023Comments (8)
ScienceSpaceScienceSpace‘Conan the Bacterium’ Suggests Microbes Could’ve Lived on Hostile MarsA resilient microbe is boosting researchers’ hopes for life on Mars.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedOctober 25, 2022Comments (7)
ScienceSpaceScienceSpaceWebb Telescope Just Detected Carbon Dioxide in a Distant WorldIt’s an early example of how the new space telescope can reveal remarkable details of exoplanets.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedAugust 25, 2022Comments (24)
ScienceSpaceScienceSpaceChina Publishes, Then Deletes Report of Potential Alien SignalsObservations from a radio telescope almost certainly aren't evidence of aliens, but we'd love to know more about…ByKevin HurlerPublishedJune 15, 2022Comments (18)
ScienceSpaceScienceSpaceNASA Will Investigate UFOs, Er, 'Unidentified Aerial Phenomena'The space agency’s announcement comes on the heels of some inconclusive UFO hearings before Congress.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedJune 9, 2022Comments (17)
ScienceSpaceScienceSpaceHow to Watch the Government's UFO HearingCongress is holding its first hearing on unidentified aerial phenomenon in decades.ByPassant RabiePublishedMay 17, 2022Comments (8)
TechNewsTechNewsFor the First Time in Decades, Congress Will Hold Public Hearings on UFOsThe hearing comes after the Pentagon report on unidentified aerial phenomena was released last June.ByPassant RabiePublishedMay 10, 2022Comments (24)
ScienceSpaceScienceSpaceA Beacon in the Galaxy: Scientists Update Humanity’s Message to AliensThe new message is really cool, but we need to have a serious discussion about whether we should be trying to…ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedMarch 30, 2022Comments (30)
ScienceSpaceScienceSpaceHow the Webb Space Telescope Will Support the Search for Alien LifeWebb will be a "game changer" in our understanding of distant worlds, scientists say.ByNick YoungPublishedMarch 23, 2022Comments (1)
EartherConservationEartherConservationWe’re Not Prepared for Contamination Between WorldsInvasion ecologists make their case for planetary protection needing an upgrade.BySofia QuagliaPublishedFebruary 21, 2022Comments (27)
ScienceSpaceScienceSpaceNew Analysis of Famous Martian Meteorite Finds No Evidence of Alien LifeDiscovered in Antarctica in 1984, the meteorite kindled a debate that’s been raging for decades.ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedJanuary 14, 2022Comments (8)
ScienceSpaceScienceSpaceLife on Venus Could Be Hiding in Its Weird CloudsNew models of Venus's atmosphere suggest it may not be as inhospitable as previously believed—though no life as we…ByIsaac SchultzPublishedDecember 29, 2021Comments (18)
ScienceSpaceScienceSpaceNew System Would Let Us Know If Aliens Are Using Lasers to CommunicateWith laser-detecting devices in California and Hawaii, SETI researchers will be able to scan an unprecedented amount…ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedDecember 23, 2021Comments (7)
ScienceSpaceScienceSpaceChinese Rover to Investigate ‘Mysterious Hut’ Spotted on Far Side of MoonIt’s probably a displaced boulder, but the Yutu 2 rover will now investigate this “obtrusive cube” from up-close to…ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedDecember 6, 2021Comments (112)
TechNewsTechNewsPentagon Forms New UFO Investigation Group to Figure Out What the Hell Just Whizzed ByThe Airborne Object Identification and Management Synchronization Group will try to detect and attribute objects…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedNovember 24, 2021Comments (9)
ScienceSpaceScienceSpaceScientists Just Need to Follow These 7 Steps to Prove Aliens ExistUnder a proposed NASA framework, scientists would use a tiered scale to validate claims of life beyond Earth.ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedOctober 28, 2021Comments (17)