A new exoplanet model screens rocky worlds by their ability to retain atmospheres over geologic timescales, helping narrow ...

With the release of Disclosure Day, Steven Spielberg’s new film about aliens, a question as old as science fiction itself ...

The moment of first contact with extraterrestrials is a staple of science fiction. It usually involves a frantic scientist having a Eureka moment, realising in a single dramatic instant that Earth is ...

The best way to find alien technosignatures is to look for ones that have long survived their creators, according to a new ...

Previous landmark scientific discoveries like the Higgs boson provide a better template for what it will take to confirm whether aliens have made contact with Earth.

A top scientist has suggested that aliens may be 'terrified of Earth' not because of humanity, but due to a bizarre cosmic ...

Harvard's Avi Loeb has joined Donald Trump's new UFO task force to help probe mysterious UAP sightings, bringing along his ...