Scientists propose building a lab on the moon to screen Mars and other space samples for alien microbes before they ever ...

SETI scientists searched the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS for radio signals that could indicate extraterrestrial technology ...

The nature of space, time and the evolution of life on Earth mean it’s unlikely extraterrestrial life has visited our home planet.

SINGAPORE – While some parents reserve their professional skills for the workplace, this police couple put their investigative expertise to use outside of work as well. One school day, Superintendent ...

Just over 40 years ago, in his novel Contact, astronomer Carl Sagan imagined what it would be like to detect radio signals beamed from other intelligent lifeforms in the galaxy. In the story, these ...

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On February 3, 1966 the Soviet probe Luna 9 conducted the first soft landing of a human-built object on an extraterrestrial world. The probe transmitted the first pictures taken directly on the ...

What makes this chunk of dirty ice so magnetic is not only what it is, but where it came from. 3I/ATLAS is only the third confirmed interstellar object we've ever seen passing through our solar system ...

In September, NASA announced the discovery of a possible sign of life, known as a potential biosignature, on Mars. The Perseverance rover, which has been exploring a dried-up lakebed for years, found ...

A massive interstellar object hurtling through the solar system may be considerably larger than initial observations suggested, according to a new analysis. It could even have alien technology, ...

In 1977, NASA launched Voyagers 1 and 2 from Cape Canaveral, Florida into space to embark on a grand tour of the far reaches of our solar system. Mounted on board each probe was a 12-inch gold-plated ...