On a clear night, the sky may seem peaceful and empty. Yet beyond the stars visible to our eyes lies a universe so vast that it is difficult to imagine. Our gal ...

Titan, Saturn's largest moon, is home to vast lakes and seas - not of water, but of liquid methane and ethane. In this video, ...

Astrobiologists think extraterrestrial civilisations grow so much that they hit crisis points, missing the chance to set out ...

As the band release their 10th album, its frontman talks about the human need for a higher power - from AI to aliens - and ...

The recent discovery of an enigmatic substance on the surfaces of both Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, and Pluto, our solar ...

Researchers have looked at how particular microbes from Earth would fare in conditions like those of Mars, the moon, and the ...

As humans continue to explore the frontiers of space, the question of what kinds of life forms from Earth can survive the ...

Microorganisms from our planet could survive on celestial bodies where water is present, such as Mars. That is the conclusion ...

Something is absorbing light on the surfaces of Pluto and Saturn’s moon Titan, and figuring out what it is could be crucial ...

After a studio-free Cannes, all eyes are on the Lido — where David Fincher, Aaron Sorkin, Werner Herzog and a deep art-house field could make for a landmark 83rd edition.

A NASA‑linked study argues that alien probes could already be in our Solar System, but our surveys are still too crude to rule them out. From misidentified rocket boosters to blurry moon maps, it ...

In fact, polls in Australia, the US and elsewhere indicate around a third of the public believes aliens are here. However, while what we know about the universe suggests aliens may exist, there are ...