Scientists have taken a close look at our activity within the solar system to determine where to look for signals from intelligent alien life. The findings apply if those extraterrestrials explore ...

Astronomers have recently detected potential signs of microbial life on the exoplanet K2-18b, an ocean-covered world located 120 light years from Earth. This discovery suggests that the planet could ...

It's not conclusive evidence Mars once teemed with life before it lost its atmosphere but it is compelling. The high concentrations of the alkenes in the Martian mudflat makes it ...

James Webb has detected a molecule in the atmosphere of the exoplanet K2-18b that could be linked to life. The molecule, dimethyl sulfide or DMS, is produced on Earth only by biological processes. In ...

The Science: Europa has been considered as a top contender for alien life for even longer than Enceladus, thanks to its massive under-ice liquid water oceans. It also displays water vapor plumes ...

The afternoon of 7 August 1996 isn’t a time that sticks in many people’s minds. But if things had worked out differently, it might have been etched into our collective memory. At 1.15pm, US President ...

Alien life could exist on hot, rocky planets, sustained not by water but by a type of salty fluid, new research suggests. Reading time 3 minutes The search for alien life usually hinges on finding the ...

The first time Fontella “Faun” Day believes she saw life from another planet, it came from above. It was a cloudy afternoon in Rachel, Nevada, and the phones and computers at the Alien Cowpoke gas ...

"Considering the direction and frequency of our most common signals gives insights into where we should be looking to improve our chances of detecting alien technosignatures." When you purchase ...