For the first time, scientists have directly detected molecules in a Frisbee of gas and dust swirling around an alien gas-giant planet. “I didn’t think this was possible,” says astronomer Sierra Grant ...

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Is 3I/ATLAS following its heart? Harvard scientist Avi Loeb believes that 3I/ATLAS boasts a “heartbeat”-like pulse that could provide evidence of its artificial origins — potentially even pointing to ...

The countdown to discovering alien life may have already begun. With new telescopes scanning distant worlds in unprecedented detail, scientists estimate we could detect biosignatures in as little as ...

Is there an Outer SpaceX? With 3I/ATLAS set to fly by Earth in just over a week, experts continue to speculate over its origins. Harvard Scientist Avi Loeb believes that if aliens, the comet wouldn’t ...

The mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS may not be behaving like any comet science has seen before - and one new image suggests it could be more like an alien spaceship than a natural ice-ball.

Want to be a top notch candidate for hosting alien life? Then there's a few key requirements you should be aware of: Ideally, you're a large object like a moon or a planet; scientists suspect you also ...

The staff of The New York Times Book Review choose the year’s top fiction and nonfiction. Credit...By Sebastian Mast Supported by The envelope, please: After a full year spent reading hundreds of ...