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Scientists Shot Tardigrades From a Gun to Test a Theory About Aliens

4 months ago

Scientists Shot Tardigrades From a Gun to Test a Theory About Aliens

60 Million Stars and Not One Alien Detected

Science & Health

5 months ago

60 Million Stars and Not One Alien Detected

Scientists Look in an Ancient Meteorite and Find Evidence of CO2-Laced Water

5 months ago

Scientists Look in an Ancient Meteorite and Find Evidence of CO2-Laced Water

Tons of Invisible Asteroid and Comet Dust Falls on Us Every Year

6 months ago

Tons of Invisible Asteroid and Comet Dust Falls on Us Every Year

Where Are All the Aliens? Maybe Trapped in Underground Oceans

Science & Health

6 months ago

Where Are All the Aliens? Maybe Trapped in Underground Oceans

Listen to Lasers Zapping Rocks on Mars in Perseverance’s Latest Dispatch

Science & Health

7 months ago

Listen to Lasers Zapping Rocks on Mars in Perseverance’s Latest Dispatch

Recovery of Rare Meteorite a ‘Dream Come True’ for UK Scientists

7 months ago

Recovery of Rare Meteorite a ‘Dream Come True’ for UK Scientists

Abigail Allwood’s Hunt for Alien Fossils on Mars Has Begun

Science & Health

7 months ago

Abigail Allwood’s Hunt for Alien Fossils on Mars Has Begun

Intriguing ‘Life’ Signal on Venus Was Plain Old Sulphur Dioxide, New Research Suggests

Science & Health

8 months ago

Intriguing ‘Life’ Signal on Venus Was Plain Old Sulphur Dioxide, New Research Suggests

George Dvorsky

Ammonia May Lurk in the Ice of Saturn’s Moons, a Clue to Possible Oceans

Science & Health

8 months ago

Ammonia May Lurk in the Ice of Saturn’s Moons, a Clue to Possible Oceans

Meteorite That Crashed Into Michigan Contains ‘Pristine’ Organic Compounds

Science & Health

11 months ago

Meteorite That Crashed Into Michigan Contains ‘Pristine’ Organic Compounds

George Dvorsky

Scientists Challenge Recent Discovery of a Biosignature on Venus

Science & Health

11 months ago

Scientists Challenge Recent Discovery of a Biosignature on Venus

George Dvorsky

Aliens From These Worlds Could Be Watching Us Right Now

Science & Health

11 months ago

Aliens From These Worlds Could Be Watching Us Right Now

George Dvorsky

Venus Belongs To Russia, According To The Head Of The Russian State-Run Space Company

Science & Health

1 year ago

Venus Belongs To Russia, According To The Head Of The Russian State-Run Space Company

Tom McKay

Now That Venus Is a Candidate for Alien Life, What’s Next?

Science & Health

1 year ago

Now That Venus Is a Candidate for Alien Life, What’s Next?

Scientists Detect Apparent Signature of Life in Venus’s Atmosphere

Science & Health

1 year ago

Scientists Detect Apparent Signature of Life in Venus’s Atmosphere

Scientists Made a List of Every Place Aliens Could Be Hiding

1 year ago

Scientists Made a List of Every Place Aliens Could Be Hiding

Experiment Shows Some Life Can Survive In Exoplanet-Like Conditions

1 year ago

Experiment Shows Some Life Can Survive In Exoplanet-Like Conditions

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

NASA’s Next Rover Has The Right Stuff To Hunt For Life On Mars

1 year ago

NASA’s Next Rover Has The Right Stuff To Hunt For Life On Mars

George Dvorsky

Research Casts Doubt On Elliptical Galaxies Being Cradles Of Intelligent Life

1 year ago

Research Casts Doubt On Elliptical Galaxies Being Cradles Of Intelligent Life

George Dvorsky

Potentially Habitable Earth-Sized Exoplanet Spotted In The Kepler Reject Pile

1 year ago

Potentially Habitable Earth-Sized Exoplanet Spotted In The Kepler Reject Pile

Discovery Of Living Microbes Deep Beneath The Seafloor Offers Hope For Life On Mars

1 year ago

Discovery Of Living Microbes Deep Beneath The Seafloor Offers Hope For Life On Mars

Ancient Mercury Had The Right Stuff For Life, Surprising New Research Suggests

2 years ago

Ancient Mercury Had The Right Stuff For Life, Surprising New Research Suggests

Scientists Find Sugar In Meteorites, Now Let Me Lick Them

2 years ago

Scientists Find Sugar In Meteorites, Now Let Me Lick Them

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

The Location For NASA’s Next Mars Rover Is Even More Intriguing Than We Realised

2 years ago

The Location For NASA’s Next Mars Rover Is Even More Intriguing Than We Realised

George Dvorsky

NASA Needs New Strategies To Protect The Solar System From Earthly Contamination, Report Finds

Science & Health

2 years ago

NASA Needs New Strategies To Protect The Solar System From Earthly Contamination, Report Finds

Would Finding Life On Mars Really Change Anything?

Science & Health

2 years ago

Would Finding Life On Mars Really Change Anything?

Water Vapour Detected In The Atmosphere Of A Potentially Habitable Super-Earth

Science & Health

2 years ago

Water Vapour Detected In The Atmosphere Of A Potentially Habitable Super-Earth

George Dvorsky

Poll: Slightly Over Half Of People In The UK Want To Get Us All Killed By Aliens, Probably

Science & Health

2 years ago

Poll: Slightly Over Half Of People In The UK Want To Get Us All Killed By Aliens, Probably

Tom McKay

NASA Mission To Visit Jupiter’s Moon Europa Moves To Final Construction Phase

Science & Health

2 years ago

NASA Mission To Visit Jupiter’s Moon Europa Moves To Final Construction Phase

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

New Video Shows How Humanity Could Spread Throughout The Galaxy

2 years ago

New Video Shows How Humanity Could Spread Throughout The Galaxy

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Detects Spike In Methane On Mars

Science & Health

2 years ago

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Detects Spike In Methane On Mars

An Ambitious Search For Aliens Came Up Short — So Astrobiologists Are Thinking Bigger

2 years ago

An Ambitious Search For Aliens Came Up Short — So Astrobiologists Are Thinking Bigger

The Hidden Ocean Beneath Europa’s Frozen Crust May Contain Basic Table Salt

Science & Health

2 years ago

The Hidden Ocean Beneath Europa’s Frozen Crust May Contain Basic Table Salt

Take A Moment To Admire These Passing Clouds On Mars

Science & Health

2 years ago

Take A Moment To Admire These Passing Clouds On Mars

George Dvorsky

An Astounding Amount Of Water Has Been Discovered Beneath The Martian North Pole

Science & Health

2 years ago

An Astounding Amount Of Water Has Been Discovered Beneath The Martian North Pole

George Dvorsky

Unopened Lunar Samples From Apollo Missions Will Finally Be Studied

3 years ago

Unopened Lunar Samples From Apollo Missions Will Finally Be Studied

George Dvorsky

Simulated Mission In Chilean Desert Shows How A Rover Could Detect Life On Mars

3 years ago

Simulated Mission In Chilean Desert Shows How A Rover Could Detect Life On Mars

George Dvorsky

Freaky Eight-Letter DNA Could Be The Stuff Aliens Are Made Of

3 years ago

Freaky Eight-Letter DNA Could Be The Stuff Aliens Are Made Of

George Dvorsky

A Guide To The Chemistry Of Cold Weather

3 years ago

A Guide To The Chemistry Of Cold Weather

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

How Hawaii’s Volcanoes Could Help Us Find Life On Saturn’s Icy Moon

3 years ago

How Hawaii’s Volcanoes Could Help Us Find Life On Saturn’s Icy Moon

Why A Mission To A Visiting Interstellar Object Could Be Our Best Bet For Finding Aliens

3 years ago

Why A Mission To A Visiting Interstellar Object Could Be Our Best Bet For Finding Aliens

New Report Urges NASA To Intensify Search For Exoplanets And Aliens

3 years ago

New Report Urges NASA To Intensify Search For Exoplanets And Aliens

Why This Star-Packed Region Of Space Is Likely Devoid Of Life

3 years ago

Why This Star-Packed Region Of Space Is Likely Devoid Of Life

This Solar System Catalogue Could Be Key To Finding An Earth-Like Exoplanet

3 years ago

This Solar System Catalogue Could Be Key To Finding An Earth-Like Exoplanet

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

The Discovery Of Complex Organic Molecules On Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Is A Huge Deal

3 years ago

The Discovery Of Complex Organic Molecules On Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Is A Huge Deal

George Dvorsky

A New NASA-Led Project Means The Search For Aliens Is Heating Up

3 years ago

A New NASA-Led Project Means The Search For Aliens Is Heating Up

George Dvorsky

Intense Gravity Of Super-Earths Could Trap Aliens On Their Home Planet

3 years ago

Intense Gravity Of Super-Earths Could Trap Aliens On Their Home Planet

George Dvorsky

Dark Splotches On Venus Could Be Signs Of Life

3 years ago

Dark Splotches On Venus Could Be Signs Of Life

Experiment Shows Microbes Could Thrive On Saturn’s Moon Enceladus

4 years ago

Experiment Shows Microbes Could Thrive On Saturn’s Moon Enceladus

George Dvorsky

TRAPPIST-1 Star System Contains Two Potentially Habitable Planets, New Study Suggests

4 years ago

TRAPPIST-1 Star System Contains Two Potentially Habitable Planets, New Study Suggests

Our Universe Could Be Littered With Alien Viruses, And We Should Be Looking For Them

4 years ago

Our Universe Could Be Littered With Alien Viruses, And We Should Be Looking For Them

Here’s Why NASA Selected Its Two Potential New Missions

4 years ago

Here’s Why NASA Selected Its Two Potential New Missions

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

How Aliens We’ve Never Met Could Help Humanity Escape Self-Destruction

4 years ago

How Aliens We’ve Never Met Could Help Humanity Escape Self-Destruction

Hubble Observations Suggest Water May Be Abundant On Outer TRAPPIST-1 Planets

4 years ago

Hubble Observations Suggest Water May Be Abundant On Outer TRAPPIST-1 Planets

Don’t Get Too Excited About Alien Life On Tau Ceti

4 years ago

Don’t Get Too Excited About Alien Life On Tau Ceti

Massive Tides Could Boost TRAPPIST-1’s Prospects For Life

4 years ago

Massive Tides Could Boost TRAPPIST-1’s Prospects For Life

Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Has Toxic Booze On Its Breath

4 years ago

Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Has Toxic Booze On Its Breath

Will Intelligent Aliens Actually Give A Damn About Us?

4 years ago

Will Intelligent Aliens Actually Give A Damn About Us?

Rae Paoletta

These Flowers Hold Clues To Spreading Life Beyond Earth

4 years ago

These Flowers Hold Clues To Spreading Life Beyond Earth

Astronomer Wonders If We’ve Looked Hard Enough For Signs Of Long Extinct Alien Life

4 years ago

Astronomer Wonders If We’ve Looked Hard Enough For Signs Of Long Extinct Alien Life

Rae Paoletta

Most Habitable Earth-Like Planets May Be Waterworlds

4 years ago

Most Habitable Earth-Like Planets May Be Waterworlds

George Dvorsky

More Evidence That Aliens Aren’t Trying To Communicate With Us

4 years ago

More Evidence That Aliens Aren’t Trying To Communicate With Us

George Dvorsky

The Prospects For Life On TRAPPIST-1 Keep Getting Better

5 years ago

The Prospects For Life On TRAPPIST-1 Keep Getting Better

Maddie Stone

Our Next Trip To Saturn Will Be To Search For Alien Life

5 years ago

Our Next Trip To Saturn Will Be To Search For Alien Life

Maddie Stone

The Daring Plan To Find The Next Earth Within A Decade

5 years ago

The Daring Plan To Find The Next Earth Within A Decade

Another One Of Saturn’s Moons May Have A Global Ocean

5 years ago

Another One Of Saturn’s Moons May Have A Global Ocean

Hubble Discovers New Evidence Of Water Geysers On Europa

5 years ago

Hubble Discovers New Evidence Of Water Geysers On Europa

Complex Organic Molecules Discovered On Rosetta’s Comet

5 years ago

Complex Organic Molecules Discovered On Rosetta’s Comet

Maddie Stone

How We’ll Get Our First Big Clue About Life On Proxima B

5 years ago

How We’ll Get Our First Big Clue About Life On Proxima B

Maddie Stone

Alien Hunters Spot Freaky Radio Signal Coming From Nearby Star

5 years ago

Alien Hunters Spot Freaky Radio Signal Coming From Nearby Star

How Life Could Survive On The Newly Discovered Exoplanet Proxima B

5 years ago

How Life Could Survive On The Newly Discovered Exoplanet Proxima B

Maddie Stone

Maybe We Don’t Have To Nuke Mars (So Much) After All

5 years ago

Maybe We Don’t Have To Nuke Mars (So Much) After All

Maddie Stone

There May Be An Earth-Like Exoplanet Less Than Five Light Years Away

5 years ago

There May Be An Earth-Like Exoplanet Less Than Five Light Years Away

Maddie Stone

Want To Find Aliens? Look For Planets That Have Become Stars

5 years ago

Want To Find Aliens? Look For Planets That Have Become Stars

There’s Growing Evidence That Venus Was Once Habitable

5 years ago

There’s Growing Evidence That Venus Was Once Habitable

This Atmospheric Time Capsule Could Change Earth’s History

5 years ago

This Atmospheric Time Capsule Could Change Earth’s History

Flawed Data Just Made That ‘Alien Megastructure’ Even More Unlikely

5 years ago

Flawed Data Just Made That ‘Alien Megastructure’ Even More Unlikely

This Toxic Hot Spring Looks Like An Acid-Fuelled Nightmare

5 years ago

This Toxic Hot Spring Looks Like An Acid-Fuelled Nightmare

There May Be A Giant Lake Lurking Beneath The East Antarctic Ice Sheet

5 years ago

There May Be A Giant Lake Lurking Beneath The East Antarctic Ice Sheet

A New Scientific Model That Defines Alien Intelligence

5 years ago

A New Scientific Model That Defines Alien Intelligence

George Dvorsky

Sugar That Created Life Could Have Come From Interstellar Space

5 years ago

Sugar That Created Life Could Have Come From Interstellar Space

Maddie Stone

The ExoMars Launch Was A Resounding Success

6 years ago

The ExoMars Launch Was A Resounding Success

Why Europe’s New Mission To Mars Is Such A Big Deal

6 years ago

Why Europe’s New Mission To Mars Is Such A Big Deal

The Surprisingly Obvious Way We Could Hunt For Alien Life

6 years ago

The Surprisingly Obvious Way We Could Hunt For Alien Life

Alien Life Goes Extinct Early, According To A New Fermi Paradox Explanation

6 years ago

Alien Life Goes Extinct Early, According To A New Fermi Paradox Explanation

Mysterious Wow! Signal Came From Comets, Not Aliens, Claims Scientist

6 years ago

Mysterious Wow! Signal Came From Comets, Not Aliens, Claims Scientist

Alien Life May Be Hiding In These Brilliant Star Clusters

6 years ago

Alien Life May Be Hiding In These Brilliant Star Clusters

Kepler Has Uncovered A Trove Of New Planets In Our Cosmic Backyard

6 years ago

Kepler Has Uncovered A Trove Of New Planets In Our Cosmic Backyard

The Bizarre Way Jupiter Helped Life Evolve On Earth

6 years ago

The Bizarre Way Jupiter Helped Life Evolve On Earth

Everything You Need To Know About Cassini’s Final Enceladus Flyby

6 years ago

Everything You Need To Know About Cassini’s Final Enceladus Flyby

Maddie Stone

SETI: KIC 8462852 Is Not Shooting Alien Laser Beams At Us

6 years ago

SETI: KIC 8462852 Is Not Shooting Alien Laser Beams At Us

Maddie Stone

The Fascinating Reason Multi-Planet Star Systems Might Harbour Life

6 years ago

The Fascinating Reason Multi-Planet Star Systems Might Harbour Life

This Stormy Star Means Alien Life May Be Rarer Than We Thought

6 years ago

This Stormy Star Means Alien Life May Be Rarer Than We Thought

An Earth-Sized Neighbour May Be The Most Important Exoplanet Yet

6 years ago

An Earth-Sized Neighbour May Be The Most Important Exoplanet Yet

Sorry, Alien Hunters: No Signs Of Life From KIC 8462852

6 years ago

Sorry, Alien Hunters: No Signs Of Life From KIC 8462852

Here Are The First Stunning Photos From Cassini’s Historic Enceladus Flyby

6 years ago

Here Are The First Stunning Photos From Cassini’s Historic Enceladus Flyby

NASA’s Cassini Probe Dove Through An Ice Moon’s Geysers Today

6 years ago

NASA’s Cassini Probe Dove Through An Ice Moon’s Geysers Today

That So-Called Alien Megastructure Could Just Be A Distorted Star

6 years ago

That So-Called Alien Megastructure Could Just Be A Distorted Star

George Dvorsky

Most Earth-Like Worlds Haven’t Been Born Yet

6 years ago

Most Earth-Like Worlds Haven’t Been Born Yet