A “UFO metal” once rumored to defy gravity has finally been analyzed, and the truth behind this mysterious fragment is far ...

After years of discovering exoplanets at a staggering pace, astronomers are now starting to distinguish the simply interesting from the truly promising. A new study highlights a select group of rocky ...

A new catalog of potentially habitable exoplanets provides the framework for future observations in the search for alien life.

The most revealing part of the CIA’s old psychic-spying files is not the alien imagery. It is the gap between how seriously the government once explored remote viewing and how little reliable evidence ...

Astronomers have narrowed down the cosmic search for life, identifying fewer than 50 rocky planets among thousands of known exoplanets that may have the right conditions to support life. Using new ...

From Resurrection to Romulus, here's the perfect viewing guide for the perfect organism ...

Researchers suggest that the list could be a starting point when looking for signals that could indicate alien life – or potentially sending a spacecraft. The planets could also ...

The fictional biologist in ‘Project Hail Mary’ claims that potential alien organisms might not be made of carbon or require ...

If we're to find extraterrestrial life in the universe, astronomers have pinpointed the best places to look for it. They have ...

Solar winds and coronal mass ejections may scatter narrow signals, making them harder for Earth-based telescopes to detect. The SETI Institute uses radio telescopes to search for signs of intelligent ...

Aliens have invaded the news again. Last month, two US presidents weighed in on the topic in rapid succession, managing to make a public that was already obsessed with extraterrestrials even more so.

Scientists hunting for radio signals from any form of advanced extraterrestrial life that might be out there trying to contact us are now starting to wonder if something has been messing with their ...