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Eventually, we'll launch a mission dedicated solely to studying an interstellar object. When that day comes, which one should ...

Around 40 light years away from Earth, hidden in the constellation Pisces, there is a small alien world that has captured the ...

Star Trek's Prime Directive revolutionized the science fiction genre by promoting cooperation and non-interference with alien ...

The search for life beyond Earth has always been full of surprises. Strange radio signals have sparked excitement. Odd gases on distant worlds have raised questions. Even ordinary objects have been ...

ESA's Rosalind Franklin rover will use MOMA to search for ancient Martian life by analyzing chiral organic molecules.

Some of these approaches may show promise, but new research indicates much of today’s AI is even more easily duped by false ...

Are we alone in the universe? Consider mysterious "extraterrestrial" radio signals. Unexplained gases on other planets.

Last year, an interstellar traveler entered our solar system. Some speculated that it was an alien spacecraft, but it turned ...

In a recent two-week voyage through the southern Atlantic, scientists uncovered an astonishing array of 31 previously unknown ...

Ancient deep-sea organisms suggest movement, sexual reproduction, and complex animal life began earlier than previously thought.

Scientists are calling for a lunar quarantine facility where samples from Mars, the Moon, and beyond would be examined before being brought to Earth. They warn that even a tiny alien microorganism ...