Alien life
How scientists are looking for signs of ancient life on Mars
We've learned so much about Mars, but pressing questions still remain.
Nuclear-powered ‘tunnelbot’ could probe the depths of Europa’s oceans
Europa's almost as cold as your ex's heart, just as frozen.
It Is Possible Jupiter Could Support Life, Scientists Say
The chances of it happening are pretty slim though.
Scientists find 121 giant planets that might host habitable moons
There's a good chance life is thriving on alien moons.
NASA shuttle finds evidence of water plumes on Europa — sparking more hopes signs of life
This could be huge for our search of extraterrestrial life.
Salty, subglacial lakes in Canada could be key for studying aliens
This would allow us to gain a new understanding of extraterrestrial life.
What if we’re not the first advanced civilization on Earth — How would we know?
This is not about conspiracy theories, but a legitimate scientific concern.
Why Stephen Hawking Was Afraid of Aliens
"Meeting an advanced civilization could be like Native Americans encountering Columbus," he said.
Could life be hiding in the clouds on Venus?
You wouldn't be wrong to call it 'hot' real estate.
Silicon-based life on Earth? Only artificially, so far — but maybe natural on other planets
A team of researchers forced bacteria to create carbon-silicon bonds, and their experiment showcases why life on our planet chose carbon.
Re-emerging life in Earth’s driest desert sparks hopes for life on Mars
Life, as they say, finds a way.
The Search for Alien Life: We Have Been Looking in the Wrong Places
If there are any, aliens should be less conspicuous and charismatic-looking than most people think.
Space might be teeming with viruses that we’re not looking for, but we should
When the very large can't be found, maybe it's time to look for the very small.
Atmospheric methane on Mars changes with the seasons — and we don’t really know why
We don't want to say there's life on Mars... but there could be life on Mars.
Enceladus’ hidden ocean is kept warm by porous core
The findings could have important consequences for the prospect of finding alien life there.
Intelligent alien life hunters pick up 15 high-energy bursts far across the universe
The mysterious high-energy signals are unaccounted for. Alien technology is not excluded.
TRAPPIST-1, the dwarf star with seven Earth-sized planets, is older than our solar system
This could be both good and bad for potential extraterrestrial life.
Curiosity rover finds that its landing crater on Mars could have been habitable for 700 million years
We don't know whether Mars held life... but there's certainly a lot of potential.
