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

Like the lead character of “Project Hail Mary,” some scientists are proposing ways that life might exist beyond a star’s ...

Life on Earth is a precious thing, especially given what astronomers know about the visible universe. Although researchers ...

Steven Spielberg reiterated his belief in the existence of life beyond Earth during a keynote interview at the SXSW Film & TV ...

Alien: Earth creator’s genius 5-part crime series returns to the global streaming charts 12 years after airing.

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.

Ridley Scott’s new sci-fi movie is getting closer to its big-screen release by the day, but there are still plenty of alternatives to The Dog Stars to check out on streaming before the film hits ...

E.T. could be phoning home — but we’re not hearing the call. A new study published in The Astrophysical Journal argues that “space weather” could be distorting incoming transmissions from ...

A new update about Alien: Earth Season 2 has surfaced as the next chapter of the sci-fi series begins taking shape. One of the show’s lead actors recently shared an early production detail that sheds ...

A new method to recognise the chemical properties of living things could help us detect alien life even if it functions differently from life on Earth. When searching for alien life, scientists ...

“There is a silence in the night sky that has bothered me for as long as I can remember.” That observation, attributed to American physicist Richard Feynman, captures a tension many people feel when ...