Extraterrestrial life
U.S. Government Doesn't Want to 'Cover Up' UFO Activity: Official
During a congressional hearing on UFOs, the Defense Department's under secretary for intelligence said transparency was the objective.
When U.S. Congress UFO Hearing Is Happening and How to Watch
The hearing "will give the American people an opportunity to learn what there is to know about these incidents," said Rep. André Carson.
Why Is U.S. Congress Having UFO Hearings?
The panel chair for the upcoming hearing, Representative André Carson, said the issue of unidentified aerial phenomena was a "national security threat."
Scientists Make Message to Send Earth's Location to Aliens, Ignore Warning
Stephen Hawking, one of the greatest physicists ever, once warned that aliens "may not see us as any more valuable than we see bacteria."
See 5 Stunning Images of Pluto As Vast Ice Volcanoes Revealed in Photos
Relatively recent ice volcano activity on Pluto raises the possibility of liquid water beneath the freezing planet's surface.
Organic Molecule in Planet-forming Disk Could Aid Search for Alien Life
Astronomers spotted the large organic molecule in a cashew-shaped "dust trap" around the young star IRS 48 located 444 light-years from Earth.
Petition Demands U.S. Government Release UFO Videos Amid Changing Attitudes
Avi Loeb, head of the Galileo Project investigating UFOs at Harvard, told Newsweek he doubted the government would release videos, and said a better approach is getting new data.
Oumuamua Alien Theories Explained as Scientists Propose Visiting the Object
The mysterious space rock was noticed speeding through our solar system in 2017, and some have suggested it may have come from an intelligent civilization.
Incredible Mars Discoveries Made in 2021, From Water to Lava
The past 12 months have been a bumper period for missions like NASA's Perseverance Rover, with evidence of water discovered beneath the Martian surface.
Astronomers Are Hunting Habitable Worlds in the Alpha Centauri Star System
Scientists want to know if life exists in what are known as the Goldilocks zones around the sun's stellar neighbors. How long would getting there take?
Hubble Finds Water Vapor in the Atmosphere of Jupiter's Moon Europa
The discovery of water vapor trailing the Jovian moon sets the scene for future missions that will determine if Europa could harbor life.
Astronomers Desperate to Hear Mysterious Radio Signal From Milky Way Again
The "very strange" signal came from near the galactic center, and no current hypotheses can explain what caused it.
Red Dwarf Exoplanets Could Be Habitable Because They Dodge Deadly Radiation
Red dwarfs often shoot out dangerous flares, but scientists have discovered their planets may be lucky enough to avoid them.
Pentagon Likely Thinks UFOs 'Not Human,' Says Harvard Astrophysicist
The U.S. government is expected to release a highly anticipated report on UFOs this week, sparking much interest in the possibility of alien life.
Shaquille O'Neal tells Jimmy Kimmel He Saw a UFO in California
The former NBA star said he had been on a double date in 1997 when he witnessed something really strange.
5 Past UFO Sightings As UAP Report to Be Released by Task Force
The report follows the official release in 2020 by the Department of Defense of three videos showing Unidentified Aerial Phenomena.
Utah Monolith Mysteriously Vanishes, Replaced By Pyramid
The agency that administers the area said it has received "credible reports" the structure was removed "by an unknown party."
UFO Organization Leader Arrested for Allegedly Soliciting Sex From a Child
The Executive Director of the Mutual UFO Network, or MUFON, was arrested in California for allegedly soliciting sex from a detective posing online as a 13-year-old girl.
Exoplanet Is 'Most Promising Candidate so Far' to Harbor Life: Scientists
"There is a reasonable chance that the planet hosts a large ocean underneath the atmosphere at pressures and temperatures similar to those in the Earth's oceans," researcher Nikku Madhusudhan said.
Scientists Narrow Down Number of Exoplanets Which Could Host Alien Life
"'Are we alone?' is one of the biggest unanswered questions," said study first author Howard Chen.
Humans May Be Only Intelligent Life in the Universe | Opinion
Human's evolved through a series of highly unlikely events—so finding another intelligence like us would be like winning the lottery many times over.
Nobel Prize-Winning Astronomer Says We Will Likely Find Aliens in 30 Years
"I can't believe we are the only living entity in the universe," Didier Queloz said
NASA: Organic Compounds Are Coming From Saturn's Moon Enceladus
Data from the Cassini mission have revealed molecules in ice grains emanating from the icy, water-rich world.
YouTubers Arrested Near Area 51 With Footage From Classified Site
Two Dutch YouTubers drove three miles into the Nevada National Security Site in an attempt to access Area 51 and discover evidence of alien life.
One-Third of Americans Believe UFOs are Visiting Alien Spacecraft
Most Americans believe the governent is hiding something about UFOs, with the belief in extraterrestrial spaceships held by a substantial minority.
Planets Bursting With Life May Exist Beyond the Solar System: Scientists
"In the search for life beyond our solar system, the most promising planets might not be Earth twins," says geochemist Stephanie Olson.
Should We Search For Alien Life? Scientists Ask the Public if it's Worth It
Do you care about the search for extraterrestrial intelligence? Let these researchers know.
NASA to Make Mystery Announcement about a New Mission: Watch Live
The conference about a "major new science mission" will be held at 4 p.m. EDT.
Scientists May Have Just Found 'Table Salt' in Subsurface Ocean of Europa
The ocean is thought to be be billions of years old and may contain as much as three times the volume of all the liquid water on Earth.
Safe Zone Where Alien Life Could Exist May Be Much Smaller Than We Thought
Build-ups of toxic gases in the atmospheres of many exoplanets in the "habitable zone" could limit the "safe zone" in which life outside our solar system could actually exist.