The “Wow!” signal is one of our best pieces of evidence for aliens, but researchers are building a compelling case for a more ...

The “Wow!” signal is one of our best pieces of evidence for aliens, but researchers are building a compelling case for a more ...

Somewhere out there, a planet roughly the size of Earth may be orbiting a distant star in conditions that could support life.

No Man's Sky is setting players up for an action-packed summer as its latest update, The Swarm, introduces a dangerous alien ...

Scientists propose a simple but powerful new method for detecting traces of alien biology, whether on Jupiter's icy moons, in ...

Planetarium will commemorate the 250th birthday of the United States in July with a new star show focusing on the celestial ...

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 ...

And, as Steven Spielberg’s characters have often been wont to do, Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss) & Co. all struck dumb by this, only able to stare upwards in still, rapt awe. It’s a moment of spectacle, ...

The bird has gained more than seven million views on its loud mating call that some say sounds exactly like an alien. The superb lyrebird was filmed in the Blue Mountains in New South Wales, loudly ...

The White House on Thursday launched a space and UFO-themed immigration enforcement website that initially appeared to focus on extraterrestrials and “aliens” before revealing itself as a live ...

There are few ideas in science that capture the imagination quite like the search for extraterrestrial life. From Mars missions and exoplanet surveys to SETI's decades-long hunt for signals, ...

The universe is vast and teeming with stars – but if intelligent life exists, it may not be able to visit Earth. By Kai James / The Conversation Published May 27, 2026 8:00 AM EDT This article was ...