"Project Hail Mary" really pushes the limit when it comes to non-humanoid aliens. But researchers posit that real aliens ...

You've seen the famous aliens, planets and scientists, but now it's time to venture even farther into the depths of space.

A nutrition scientist applies metabolism, biology and food science to one of science fiction's oldest questions.

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

The moment of first contact with extraterrestrials is a staple of science fiction. It usually involves a frantic scientist having a Eureka moment, realising in a single dramatic instant that Earth is ...

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

As a mathematician—and given the recent buzz over UFO disclosures—I find myself entertained by a specific hypothetical: If a silver saucer crewed by extraterrestrials ever touched down, then what on ...

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

Astronomers have discovered 41 new alien planets in one sweep by analyzing how each world gravitationally yanks on its neighbors. The newly confirmed exoplanets were spotted by NASA's prolific Kepler ...

The United States government’s recent release of hundreds of previously classified Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs) ...