The unusual behaviour of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has reignited online debate, but astronomers say the gaps in public ...

Machine learning is quietly rewriting the rules of the cosmic hunt for company. Instead of waiting to recognize familiar ...

These dust particles, finer than sand grains, originate from cometary tails and asteroid collisions, posing unseen risks to ...

From mudstones on Mars to strange gases in exoplanet atmospheres, tentative evidence for extraterrestrial life is starting to ...

The research is mounting up that we might not be alone in this big wide world. So what's the likelihood that aliens are out ...

Are aliens real? A Nature Astronomy study reveals 87% of experts believe life exists. Explore how 3I/ATLAS and AI are ...

Scientists warn humanity that the first contact with an alien civilisation may be loud, chaotic and extreme, potentially appearing as unusual cosmic signals rather than polite communication.

Astronomers thought they had seen the "first hints of life on an alien world" this year, but they disappeared under closer ...

Rogue planets — worlds that drift through space alone without a star — largely remain a mystery to scientists. Now, ...

Humanity is on the way to confirming the existence of non-human entities and making contact with aliens within the next 50 ...

A dedicated scan for signs of radio-transmitting technology in interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has come back with absolute ...