Astronomer Avi Loeb gives his thoughts on the prospect of finding signs of intelligent life beyond our Solar System.

Using emerging radio techniques refined during and after the Second World War, the astronomers detected a powerful radio ...

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

Do not shout ‘alien!’” Amid surge of public interest in UFOs or UAP, one group updated its rules for how news of extraterrestrials should be revealed.

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

Institute have identified a physical mechanism that could finally explain the galaxy's radio silence, suggesting that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study suggests alien life could be going undetected because scientists focus more on avoiding false discoveries than missing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tardigrades—a type of invertebrate also known as water bears—are the only animals observed to survive the intense radiation and ...

Scientists in a recent breakthrough have discovered vast hidden magma systems beneath the surface of Mars, marking an “unexpected discovery” leading the researchers closer to finding ...

The James Webb Space Telescope will help scientists look for signs on life on other planets. Adapted from NASA / JPL-Caltech / R. Hurt, T. Pyle (IPAC) In June, astronomers reported a disappointing ...

Scientists have rewritten global 'first contact' protocols for how to confirm and announce the discovery of alien intelligence, stressing verification and transparency in an age of deepfakes and ...

Astronomers have identified GJ 3378b, a super-Earth located 25 light-years away, in the habitable zone of its star, raising ...