Given the size and age of the universe, it should be full of species with technology far more advanced than our own. But so far there is no trace ...

It was the inimitable late Carl Sagan who had kindled in many of us curiosity about all things extra-terrestrial and the ...

The Alien franchise is filled with amazing and terrifying science fiction creatures, each lethal in their own way but these ...

A planet with one side permanently roasting and the other frozen in endless darkness might still have a chance of supporting life. Researchers found that heat inside a tidally locked exoplanet could ...

Scientists are listening in on sperm whale conversations and studying Earth's strangest microbes to prepare humanity for first contact with extraterrestrial life. Tardigrades—a type of invertebrate ...

Alien invasion movies are fun, but an all-star cast makes them all the more appealing. Tune in as we compile the best star-studded alien invasion classics.

DO ALIENS pollute their planets? Let’s hope they do, as this would give us a promising way of spotting where they live. Radio noise may be too short-lived to help us find aliens, if our own activity ...

Planets orbiting stars beyond the solar system come in all shapes and sizes but mostly fit into a few categories: large and hot gas giants, super-Earths that are slightly larger than our planet, ...