New research suggests sperm whales communicate in a complex language of their own. The implications for animal rights could ...

Somewhere out there, a planet roughly the size of Earth may be orbiting a distant star in conditions that could support life.

In July 2025, astronomers spotted something remarkable passing through our Solar System, an object that had not come from ...

The scientific search for extraterrestrial life is almost entirely focused on biosignatures, radio signals, and microbial ...

In a new paper, researchers examine the possibility of other consciousnesses that take on forms far beyond our imagination.

A new study conducted by researchers at the SETI Institute suggests that space weather conditions around stars could be ...

From flying saucer sightings to an Air Force-funded study at CU Boulder, the city played an unexpected role in America's UFO ...

Scotland's World Cup match against Brazil was expected to attract plenty of attention -- but an anticipated alien invasion was not on the list.

A study suggests that stellar plasma may distort alien signals, complicating SETI's search for extraterrestrial life by ...

Researchers have looked at how particular microbes from Earth would fare in conditions like those of Mars, the moon, and the ...

Astronomers studying the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS say it could be a 12‑billion‑year‑old relic formed in near‑absolute‑zero ...

A new exoplanet model screens rocky worlds by their ability to retain atmospheres over geologic timescales, helping narrow ...