A research report argues that NASA's planned lunar base project should include a bioconfinement facility that would protect ...

A NASA astronaut preparing for a grueling eight-month stint in orbit reveals a plan to test for extraterrestrial life.

We're still in the definition phase of the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO), but it seems like every week a new research ...

A new exoplanet model screens rocky worlds by their ability to retain atmospheres over geologic timescales, helping narrow ...

US government aware of several kinds of alien life, whistleblower claims - Government whistleblower David Grusch previously ...

Scientists are listening in on sperm whale conversations and studying Earth's strangest microbes to prepare humanity for first contact with extraterrestrial life.

Researchers have looked at how particular microbes from Earth would fare in conditions like those of Mars, the moon, and the ...

With the release of Disclosure Day, Steven Spielberg’s new film about aliens, a question as old as science fiction itself ...

For generations, the search for life beyond Earth has focused on avoiding one of science’s biggest mistakes: claiming a ...

According to popular media, the search for alien life involves advanced technology, space exploration and sometimes even government conspiracies and secret programs. But according to University of ...