A recent SETI Institute study suggests that space weather could blur and weaken extraterrestrial radio signals long before they reach us.

Astronomers have just revealed the most promising places in the universe to search for extraterrestrial life, identifying almost 50 rocky worlds that are most likely to be habitab ...

Some exoplanets, especially those orbiting cooler red dwarfs, might host purple plant life rather than the green-hue vegetation found on Earth. A study from Cornell University discovered that a ...

Image: Conceptual illustration of a possible signal from an alien civilization reaching Earth.Detecting such signals — or their physical traces — requires advanced instruments, AI-driven analysis, and ...

The fictional biologist in ‘Project Hail Mary’ claims that potential alien organisms might not be made of carbon or require water, unlike life on Earth.

Like the lead character of “Project Hail Mary,” some scientists are proposing ways that life might exist beyond a star’s “habitable zone,” often considered the gold standard of potential livability ...

Images of a pyramid-like shape on the surface of Mars are propelling theories that alien beings constructed the object, but one expert on the Red Planet has some disappointing news for the most ...

Why Spielberg’s New UFO Film Has My Attention. The upcoming movie “Disclosure Day,” directed by Steven Spielberg and written ...

" Project Hail Mary ", the new movie based on author Andy Weir's book of the same name, is a wild romp through the cosmos.

Fiona Pardington hopes an exhibition of her images of New Zealand’s extinct and endangered birds will encourage debate, as the nation weighs its environmental responsibilities.

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From isolated lunar bases to interstellar odysseys and distant galaxies, these 15 films explore humanity’s courage, survival ...