When it comes to the space sciences, nothing is quite as exciting as the search for alien life, and NASA thinks it has a good ...

Comets are often treated as leftovers, but sometimes the leftovers become the primary focus. That is the case with 3I/ATLAS, only the third known interstellar object seen crossing the solar system, ...

The researchers who scan the skies for radio signals from extraterrestrials are now rethinking their approach.

Donald Trump has ordered the release of files related to aliens, UAP, and UFOs. If previous disclosures are any indication, get ready for a letdown.

A new study shows that stars with low magnetic activity are likely to support exoplanetary systems, making the hunt for these ...

Bungie's Marathon takes player to the mysterious world of Tau Ceti, a location full of secrets just waiting to be uncovered.

Looking for molecular evidence of life on other worlds is tricky, but a test based on the reactivity of carbon compounds ...

Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system.

Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system.

In Amiri’s calculations, Dyson spheres around white dwarfs tend to produce cooler, fainter thermal emission that peaks in the near- to mid-infrared, while M-dwarf cases can radiate more strongly but ...

For more than a decade, NASA’s Curiosity rover has been climbing a Martian mountain, reading the planet’s ancient history layer by layer. Now, a discovery of web-like rock for ...

Authorities say a man in Fall River pleaded guilty to rape and child pornography charges after attacking a woman who refused his demands involving her daughter.