Astronomers thought they had seen the "first hints of life on an alien world" this year, but they disappeared under closer ...

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One of Britain’s most prominent space scientists believes humanity may finally get an answer to one of its oldest questions ...

A small icy moon orbiting Saturn is a likely candidate to host outer space life, as a major space organisation is targeting ...

Science fiction writer and futurist Arthur C. Clarke once said, “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” And perhaps that fear is what ...

Long before scientists discovered that other stars in the universe host their own planetary systems, humanity had ...

Hidden within Cassiopeia A, the youngest known exploded star in our galaxy, astronomers have found surprisingly high levels of chlorine and potassium. These elements carry an odd number of protons in ...

Scientists may soon detect alien life. Astronomer David Kipping suggests initial signals will be loud and unusual. This is because the first detected civilizations might be in decline. Past ...

The best reason to send humans to Mars isn’t for guts or glory—or the construction of colonies to safeguard against existential Earth-bound risks. Instead it’s to answer a single, simple question: Is ...