Intelligent alien life is out there — and its technology could destroy us in a microsecond, researchers claim

No human institution of any size or shape, from local council to the United Nations, has any kind of technical response that ...

NASA Administrator Says Odds of Finding Alien Life Are ‘Pretty High’

NASA officials have previously spoken of the possibility of extraterrestrial life amid scientific uncertainty while ...
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Alien life could look nothing like what we expect. Here's how microbes beyond Earth might live without liquid water

Every known living thing on Earth needs water. The life-giving liquid makes up around 60 percent of each human’s body weight, regulating temperature, transporting nutrients to cells and protecting ...

Project Hail Mary explores unique forms of life in space – 5 essential reads on searching for aliens that look nothing like life on Earth

“Project Hail Mary,” the movie adaptation to Andy Weir’s 2021 novel about a science teacher attempting to save the Earth from ...

SETI thinks it could have missed calls from aliens. Here's why

New SETI research suggests space weather like solar winds could be interfering with alien radio signals, making them harder to detect.

We’re Using Giant Freakin’ Lasers To Probe Alien Planets

Alien planets are far away but extreme lasers on Earth are giving scientists a way to investigate what they're like.