A recently discovered "super Earth" located around 25 light-years from our planet is not as massive as previously thought, ...

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

A polarizing Harvard astronomer known for splashy theories about alien visits has been tapped by the White House to lead a ...

New detection method: Scientists created a statistical tool to identify life by measuring molecular diversity and distribution patterns. Space mission potential: The technique can work with data from ...

Scientists are raising concerns that we may be overlooking evidence of extraterrestrial life even when it is present. Hidden ...

SETI may have missed alien signals for 60 years because stellar plasma smears transmissions into noise, a new Astrophysical ...

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

Group set up by Harvard professor Avi Loeb to advise White House, Pentagon, FBI and American intelligence community on ...

Experts stress need for transparency while aiming to prevent premature announcements and protect scientists ...

We've been looking at nature the wrong way, argues Rowan Hooper. If we stop focusing on the individual, we get a whole new picture of how life on Earth – and elsewhere – may have begun ...

The moment of first contact with extraterrestrials is a staple of science fiction. It usually involves a frantic scientist having a Eureka moment, realising in a single dramatic instant that Earth is ...

But the reviews for ‘Disclosure Day’ among the experts on UAP—unidentified aerial phenomena—are decidedly mixed.