From Viking to Perseverance, scientists have spent decades chasing chemical hints that could point to life beyond Earth.

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 ...

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

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

In the many decades of NASA exploration, there has only been one detection that got on that scale. It was collected by the ...

Recent developments in astrobiology have sparked global intrigue as scientists report the detection of a potential alien life signal emanating from a star system 120 light-years away. This discovery ...

Historically, many scientists and society have been fascinated by the prospect of making contact with extraterrestrial ...

Long before scientists discovered that other stars in the universe host their own planetary systems, humanity had ...

A small icy moon orbiting Saturn is a likely candidate to host outer space life, as a major space organisation is targeting Enceladus to uncover life beyond earth ...

A large lunar crater featured in the iconic 'Earthrise' photo has just helped the European JUICE spacecraft hone its alien-hunting instruments during a once-in-a-lifetime flyby. When you purchase ...

NASA's alien-hunting Europa Clipper spacecraft took seven hours of ultraviolet observations of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS while both objects zoom toward Jupiter.

Space mining tech and robotic prospecting are unlocking extraterrestrial resources, reshaping future energy, manufacturing, ...