In April, scientists announced that they had used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to find a potential signature of alien ...

The bold question-askers at What If investigate whether our closest planetary neighbor, Venus, could support alien life.

The skepticism and debate around the question of "are we alone in the universe" makes the field of astrobiology more cautious ...

The bold question-askers at What If question if octopuses could actually be alien life originating from a moon of Jupiter.

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A new study is proposing the idea that life on other worlds may not look like life as we know it. A research team dug into a type of reaction known as autocatalysis—a self-perpetuating reaction ...

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The search for extraterrestrial life is not held to a higher standard of scientific rigor but it is constrained by an inability to independently detect and attribute multiple lines of evidence.

Just as the U.S. is stumbling and falling back in its efforts to find alien life, astronomers around the world are preparing for the steep climb.

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Harry grows a soul, D'arcy hits emotional rock bottom, and Resident Alien delivers one of its most profound episodes yet. Oh, ...