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The curious minds at What If explore what would happen if we found alien life on Enceladus.

Astronomers have recently started looking for black holes bigger than galaxies. Brian Lacki explains how these “stupendously ...

Using emerging radio techniques refined during and after the Second World War, the astronomers detected a powerful radio ...

For decades, humanity has searched the universe for signs of alien life — but some scientists warn that finding it may come ...

For centuries, religious traditions like Catholicism have viewed extraterrestrial life as a valid theological topic rather than a contradiction, openly discussing the concept for generations.

The Great Filter theory suggests advanced civilisations may self-destruct before contacting others, explaining the universe's ...

The “Wow!” signal is one of our best pieces of evidence for aliens, but researchers are building a compelling case for a more ...

What if consciousness isn’t limited to brains like ours? Philosophers Eric Schwitzgebel and Jeremy Pober argue that ...

War of the Worlds is a vicious alien-invasion movie from Steven Spielberg that's worlds away from his most recent release, ...

Disclosure Day treats extraterrestrial life as a challenge to faith. It’s not.