"Project Hail Mary" really pushes the limit when it comes to non-humanoid aliens. But researchers posit that real aliens ...

The mission is still in the early stages of its conception, with contracts given recently to firms.

The moment of first contact with extraterrestrials is a staple of science fiction. It usually involves a frantic scientist having a Eureka moment, realising in a single dramatic instant that Earth is ...

New research suggests that alien radio signals may be transformed by plasma from their home stars — and scientists on Earth ...

Like the lead character of “Project Hail Mary,” some scientists are proposing ways that life might exist beyond a star’s “habitable zone,” often considered the gold standard of potential livability An ...

Filmmaker Ram Madhvani and former NASA engineer Nimisha Mittal recently engaged in a fun and insightful conversation on alien ...

Scientists are raising concerns that we may be overlooking evidence of extraterrestrial life even when it is present. Hidden ...

Explore how cutting edge telescopes, AI, and new detection methods are transforming the extraterrestrial life search and advancing scientific approaches to alien detection. Pixabay, WikiImages The ...

These wildly different films explore the wondrous, and sometimes terrifying possibilities of contacting extra-terrestrial ...

The universe is vast and teeming with stars – but if intelligent life exists, it may not be able to visit Earth. By Kai James / The Conversation Published May 27, 2026 8:00 AM EDT This article was ...

As an astrophysicist, my world revolves around the wonders of space and the mysteries of the universe. This means I can be a tough critic of science fiction books and films that explore these topics.

Do aliens exist? Could Earth really be the only planet hosting intelligent life? Debates over the existence of extraterrestrials date back to the earliest Indigenous and western thought. The tools ...