Based on evidence collected by the James Webb Space Telescope, researchers have found that interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS could ...

Is the rest of the cosmos a pristine environment awaiting the arrival of humanity’s “post-human” descendants? Or is advanced ...

There’s no data to suggest that aliens exist. However, if we believed they existed and came to Earth, our planet would offer ...

A mind wrapped in skin and bone can feel like the obvious model for consciousness. But that assumption may say more about where you live than about what consciousness really requires.

And if aliens made of different stuff potentially possess consciousness, then why not minds made of silicon, metal, and ...

Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb has been appointed by the White House to lead a team investigating unidentified anomalous ...

What if consciousness isn’t limited to brains like ours? Philosophers Eric Schwitzgebel and Jeremy Pober argue that ...

Theological debates suggest alien encounters might challenge religious traditionalists more than dismantle faith.

With the release of Disclosure Day, Steven Spielberg’s new film about aliens, a question as old as science fiction itself resurfaces: if aliens were to arrive on Earth, would they come to conquer us, ...

In honor of America's 250th birthday, here are 50 must-see American movies that celebrate who we are, who we've been and who ...

A biologist specializing in invasive species has partnered with a former Pentagon strategist in pushing NASA to construct a ...

The Exploration Rover for Navigating Extreme Sloped Terrain (ERNEST) test rover has been put through its paces with great ...