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

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

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 ...

A deleted scene finally explains the blockbuster’s most mocked plot hole, making its infamous alien hacking twist far easier ...

Apple TV+ has gradually become one of the strongest homes for science fiction on television. The streaming service has invested heavily in ambitious genre storytelling, from alternate-history space ...

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As NASA prepares for long-term moon bases, scientists are working on how to grow food in lunar soil and deal with razor-sharp ...

If scientists sift through the Moon’s surface, we could find microscopic dust suggesting alien life, an Oxford astrophysicist suggested Breaking News Intern We may be able to find evidence of advanced ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Once small enough, these technograins might gain a trip out of its host solar system by a solar wind that overcomes the star's gravity holding it back. These motes of dust are then free to roam the ...

Our search for technosignatures—clear signs of advanced civilizations beyond Earth—takes many forms. Many are driven by the famous Drake equation, which attempts to estimate how many technological ...

“Disclosure” has become a cult word. It shouldn’t be, since all it means, technically, is to reveal something. But the new wave of alien conspiracy theorists have made “disclosure” into a teasingly ...