We frequently question whether we are alone in the universe. If not, what does intelligent life look like? And how would ...

For centuries, humans have gazed at the stars and wondered whether we are alone in the universe. The question of ...

Recent observations suggest that scientists have identified potential microbial fingerprints in the atmospheres of other planets, raising intriguing questions about the possibility of alien life ...

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

The director behind one of the year’s buzziest UFO documentaries is now openly suggesting that a sitting president could be the person who finally tells the world whether intelligent life exists ...

As many as 200 worlds beyond our solar system discovered by astronomers may be larger than estimated, which could influence the search for extraterrestrial life. That's the theory of a team of ...

The Deep Space Network (DSN) is just the sort of tool aliens could one-day detect, transmitting from Earth. Credit: NASA/JPL What if the first signal ever detected from an alien lifeform wasn't a ...

We’re celebrating 180 years of Scientific American. Explore our legacy of discovery and look ahead to the future. In the late 1800s Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli pointed a telescope at Mars ...

AMHERST, Mass. — While popular culture commonly depicts extraterrestrial life as little green men with large, oval-shaped heads, it’s most likely that if there is life beyond our planet and within our ...

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