In a first-of-its-kind discovery, astronomers claim they have directly measured the magnetic fields of multiple planets ...

The rock, Clinton said, “speaks to us across … billions of years and millions of miles. It speaks of the possibility of life.

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

Multi-billion-dollar space telescope programs aren't only feats of aerospace engineering. They also feature "lies, damn lies, ...

The group leading the charge in the search for extraterrestrial life has given the all clear. The SETI Institute said ...

To support alien life, a planet doesn’t have to be exactly like Earth, but it does need a few key ingredients. First, it should orbit its star at the right distance, where temperatures allow liquid ...

Astronomers estimate there are 10 billion Earth-like planets in the Milky Way, increasing the statistical likelihood of ...

Suppose there are signs of extraterrestrial life and we have not yet been able to detect them. What does that mean? In Nature ...

3I/ATLAS may be departing our solar system, but it’s still very much on Avi Loeb’s mind. In a recent blog post, the Harvard ...

“The U.F.O. topic in particular is a big challenge to any religious worldview,” said Jeffrey Kripal, a professor of religion ...

They’ve obscured alien worlds from us for years, but clouds could turn out to be where the first hints of extraterrestrial ...

Astrobiologists warn that NASA's current instruments may miss subtle signs of alien life, risking 'false negatives' in the ...