From mudstones on Mars to strange gases in exoplanet atmospheres, tentative evidence for extraterrestrial life is starting to ...

Astronomers thought they had seen the "first hints of life on an alien world" this year, but they disappeared under closer ...

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One of Britain’s most prominent space scientists believes humanity may finally get an answer to one of its oldest questions ...

Science fiction writer and futurist Arthur C. Clarke once said, “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” And perhaps that fear is what ...

Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, has long intrigued scientists for its potential to harbor alien life. Recent studies have ...

Historically, many scientists and society have been fascinated by the prospect of making contact with extraterrestrial ...

The best reason to send humans to Mars isn’t for guts or glory—or the construction of colonies to safeguard against existential Earth-bound risks. Instead it’s to answer a single, simple question: Is ...