The Artemis II crew is on its way to the moon as you read this – but scientists say if they’re hunting for aliens, they’re trying the wrong moon. Extraterrestrial life may be hiding on the moons of ...

This summer, exoplanet science—the study of planets orbiting stars beyond our sun—took a big step forward. Reports of helium ...

Two major alien-life announcements in 2025 generated enormous excitement, but most astrobiologists remained unconvinced. Only 6.6% of surveyed experts thought possible biological molecules on K2-18b ...

If ancient alien explorers ever traipsed through Earth's cosmic neighborhood, could it be possible they left behind some interstellar litter on the moon?

A review of Cloudy With A Chance of Starships by Seven Rasmussen and a Q&A in which the the author talks about the search for ...

Are we alone in the universe? While the search for life beyond Earth has so far turned up empty, the infamous question continues to haunt humanity’s exploration of the vast cosmos. Now, NASA’s ...

Hollywood makes initiating alien contact seem much easier than it has proven to be. In E.T. the Extraterrestrial, E.T. got stranded on earth when his alien compadres abandoned their botany mission. In ...

Scientists are raising concerns that we may be overlooking evidence of extraterrestrial life even when it is present. Hidden biosignatures, limitations in detection technology, and assumptions about ...

Switch between CA and NY editions here. Alien experts claim powerful extraterrestrial life exists in the universe, which is beyond the control of any government — and could wipe out life on earth.

(via Sabine Hossenfelder) The search for life on another planet is one of the most exciting things in astrophysics. As humanity has searched the universe for signs of life, we’ve found a surprising ...