We talk to astronomer Professor Jon Willis about what form alien life may take based on evidence we find on Earth ...

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

Interstellar space is unforgivingly vast, but the emptiness has some advantages. The lack of atmosphere means there is no aerodynamic drag.

For decades, scientists and policymakers have quietly debated how humanity should respond if intelligent extraterrestrials ...

So many things had to happen for us (humans) to end up here (Earth). Our species is made possible because a water-filled planet orbits a particular distance away from a star of a particular size.

The Drake Equation helps scientists estimate the odds of finding intelligent alien civilizations. It’s an age-old question: Do aliens exist? And what are the odds we’ll make contact? A famous ...

Where are all the aliens? No, I don’t mean microbes on Mars or creatures swimming beneath the ice crusts of Europa or Enceladus, but honest-to-God intelligent aliens, capable of space travel? The ...

Theology has never viewed humanity as the only intelligent life in the universe. In Islam, the holy Quran explicitly states God is the “Lord of all worlds”. Scholars generally agree that the existence ...

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On May 22, 2026, the Pentagon released a second batch of previously classified photos and videos showing what appear to be ...