Did a flying saucer just land at NASA? It sure looks like it.

Scientists are calling for a lunar quarantine facility where samples from Mars, the Moon, and beyond would be examined before being brought to Earth. They warn that even a tiny alien microorganism ...

The scientist has outlined the 'potentially devastating and irreversible long-term impacts' of unknown organisms in space ...

A new policy paper proposes a lunar biocontainment facility for extraterrestrial samples. This secure lunar laboratory would ...

When it comes to the search for life elsewhere in the universe, methane and other chemical compounds are seen as signs of ...

A new study proposes examining Mars and other space samples on the Moon before bringing them to Earth, arguing it would ...

Researchers propose turning a future NASA moon base into a quarantine station that would screen space samples before they ever reach Earth.

Australia's space agency said there's a completely rational, albeit cosmic, explanation behind the mysterious orbs that ...

Thus far, our search for extraterrestrial life points toward Clarke’s former point, suggesting that our little blue dot is ...

Newly declassified Pentagon UFO files have reignited debate over a possible alien presence on the Moon after a previously secret NASA Apollo 16 briefing surfaced online. The recording references a ...

Could humans spread Earth life beyond our planet? Astrobiologists explain where extremophiles might survive and why the risks ...

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