A select number of sci-fi TV shows manage the impossible, improving their quality in subsequent seasons and making the story better.

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.

"If a signal gets broadened by its own star's environment, it can slip below our detection thresholds, even if it's there." ...

Life's capacity to survive in simulated lunar and Martian soils has been explored in two papers published in Scientific Reports. Treating simulated lunar soil with both symbiotic fungi and ...

A unique technique allowed astronomers to see the early universe as a "sea of light" and explore the effects of gravity and ...

Ever since physicist Freeman Dyson first proposed the concept in 1960, the "Dyson sphere" has been the holy grail of ...

A viral podcast moment last month reignited speculation about extraterrestrials and prompted President Donald Trump’s commitment to kickstarting the release of government files on flying saucers. But ...

Recent media coverage highlights the wide range of research, education, and scientific perspectives emerging from the SETI ...

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

A potential new mineral on Mars forms when iron sulfates are heated above 100°C. Data from Valles Marineris regions suggest ...

A remarkably hardy bacterium can survive pressures similar to those generated when asteroid impacts blast debris off Mars, a new study has found, suggesting that microbes could endure interplanetary ...

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