Could humans spread Earth life beyond our planet? Astrobiologists explain where extremophiles might survive and why the risks ...

Thus far, our search for extraterrestrial life points toward Clarke’s former point, suggesting that our little blue dot is ...

Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” – Arthur C.

On a clear night, the sky may seem peaceful and empty. Yet beyond the stars visible to our eyes lies a universe so vast that it is difficult to imagine. Our gal ...

A research team discovered blocks of polystyrene in areas hundreds of kilometres from land which until recently were covered by ice all year round ...

Deep beneath the Atlantic, an alien-like lost city of towering chimneys offers clues to life on Earth and other worlds.

Astronomers have long wondered whether life on Earth might have had origins somewhere else in the cosmos. The idea that the key ingredients for life, or even simple organisms, might be carried through ...

In fact, polls in Australia, the US and elsewhere indicate around a third of the public believes aliens are here. However, while what we know about the universe suggests aliens may exist, there are ...

Weizmann Institute of Science researchers say their statistical toolbox will be used aboard planned Israeli Aerospace Industries spacecraft, Eureka, set to reach Jupiter's smallest moon in the 2030s ...

By studying Earth's toughest microbes and complex animal "speech", scientists are reshaping how we search for – and may someday talk to – alien life.

Europa is objectively one of the most badass moons in the solar system. The relatively small moon of Jupiter is thought to have a liquid water ocean beneath its icy shell, and it's considered one of ...

Scientists may have found a powerful new way to hunt for alien life — not by searching for specific molecules, but by looking for hidden patterns in how those molecules are organized. Researchers ...