From Viking to Perseverance, scientists have spent decades chasing chemical hints that could point to life beyond Earth.

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The research is mounting up that we might not be alone in this big wide world. So what's the likelihood that aliens are out ...

Pocock, a space scientist at University College London and a well-known BBC presenter, believes scientists will make a ...

From mudstones on Mars to strange gases in exoplanet atmospheres, tentative evidence for extraterrestrial life is starting to ...

Will we discover alien life by 2075? A top scientist predicts we will. Learn about the search for life beyond Earth, from ...

Humanity is on the way to confirming the existence of non-human entities and making contact with aliens within the next 50 ...

The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) focuses on finding technosignatures—potential signs of alien technology. If we look carefully, we might have a chance at detecting their ...

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In this scenario, our first contact with aliens would be tragic. We should look for "loud shouts in the night".

“Sorry,” says Noah Hawley dryly as the lights abruptly pop back on. The Emmy-winning showrunner has just screened the first 15 minutes of his upcoming FX series ...