A rare visitor from another star system prompted SETI to hunt for alien technology, but the mysterious object appears to be a ...

Researchers propose turning a future NASA moon base into a quarantine station that would screen space samples before they ever reach Earth.

A mind wrapped in skin and bone can feel like the obvious model for consciousness. But that assumption may say more about ...

Humans and great apes have been giggling in similar ways since branching off the evolutionary tree, a new study suggests. How ...

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

This novel is nominally about an interstellar voyage. It’s actually about sex, love, God, and the problem of evil.

With 'Disclosure Day,' the director returns to a longtime preoccupation. Two Times staffers explore his ongoing fascination with extraterrestrials.

The SETI Institute is the latest to confirm what scientists have long suspected: the interstellar 3I/ATLAS comet is not an ...

Experts stress need for transparency while aiming to prevent premature announcements and protect scientists Alien hunters have released fresh guidelines on how to handle potential signals from ...

The White House has launched a website that, at first glance, appears to offer classified intelligence about extraterrestrials. In actuality, it provides information on the arrests of immigrants.

Scientists are listening in on sperm whale conversations and studying Earth's strangest microbes to prepare humanity for first contact with extraterrestrial life.