Scientists have just uncovered new evidence that Saturn’s moon Enceladus might be hiding alien life beneath its frozen ...

On July 18, 2024, NASA's Perseverance rover made a discovery in Mars' Jezero Crater that reignited the search for life beyond ...

We still don't know whether aliens - in the pop culture sense - exist, but it's becoming harder to ignore that life on Earth ...

The persistent human fascination with extraterrestrial life and the fundamental question of whether we are alone in the universe has driven countless investigations, theories, and debates throughout ...

The recent announcement that scientists have spotted what they believe to be evidence suggesting ancient life on Mars seemed like the latest in an endless cycle of tantalizing hints followed by pleas ...

A new study used mathematical formulas and demonstrated that it’s highly unlikely life began on Earth. Instead, the researcher points to panspermia, a theory that life or the ingredients for life came ...

A viral TikTok claims NASA leaked proof of a manoeuvring comet, but experts say Comet 3I/ATLAS is more about science than ...

We’re celebrating 180 years of Scientific American. Explore our legacy of discovery and look ahead to the future. In the late 1800s Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli pointed a telescope at Mars ...

Radio astronomy opened up the universe for scientists. They could map new elements across galaxies and also search for ...

The discovery of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS coincides with SETI's proposed new post-detection rules—raising public fears of censorship and debate over who controls information about alien contact.

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