A rare visitor from another star system prompted SETI to hunt for alien technology, but the mysterious object appears to be a ...

Scientists may have just taken one of the biggest steps yet in the search for life beyond Earth. Meet K2 18 b, a distant ...

"Eventually, our own Voyager spacecraft will be extraterrestrial artifacts in other stellar systems." ...

Avi Loeb, a Harvard astronomer who has made headlines with his theories about alien encounters, will lead a White House ...

The question of whether humanity is alone in the universe has fascinated scientists for generations, but few have pursued an ...

A polarizing Harvard astronomer known for splashy theories about alien visits has been tapped by the Trump administration to lead a team of outside scientists to study the national security risks ...

Space exploration was a major theme of a state House hearing on Tuesday, even as the budget deadline looms over lawmakers.

He went on to found the Galileo Project at Harvard, with a stated mission to search for artifacts from alien civilizations. His team drew attention in 2023 when they used magnets to retrieve hundreds ...

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The Trump administration wanted the surface of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to be “American flag blue.” A water-treatment expert explains why the pool is still algal green and why the bloom ...