Why scientists believe Venus could host alien microbial life.

Beyond that, in the decades to come, we might be able to see the colours of an exoplanet’s surface, and determine if plant life might be present there. And then we can search for changes in a planet’s ...

Every week, Sarah Knapton, our Science Editor, and Joe Pinkstone, our Science Correspondent, demystify your supernatural experiences. From ghoulish encounters to bizarre coincidences, there’s always ...

The search for life isn’t limited to distant exoplanets—some of the most promising candidates may be right here in our own solar system. Ancient Mars, the vast subsurface oceans of Europa and ...

Are we hitching our wagon to the wrong star? Harvard scientist Avi Loeb has slammed a seemingly far-fetched proposal to intercept interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS with a spacecraft, claiming that we’re ...

Hundreds of people who love the little planet that was dissed, gather every year in the Arizona town where Pluto was discovered. They celebrate scientific discovery, history and our solar system’s ...

Hundreds of people who love the little planet that was dissed, gather every year in the Arizona town where Pluto was discovered. They celebrate scientific discovery, history and our solar system’s ...

Astrobiologists say we could find evidence of microbial life within the next 10–20 years. What does that mean? Where are we looking? Projects, chronology, explained ...

Life on Earth may not have started here at all. A scientist says alien intervention is unlikely but still possible, reshaping the debate on our true origins.

Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb has just spoken out about a bold proposal: launching a spacecraft to pursue and capture the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS.

An intriguing religious issue is raised by an odd space-age colloquy in mid-February between Barack Obama and Donald Trump. Out of the blue, political podcaster Brian Tyler Cohen asked Obama, “Are ...

Wednesday is "Pluto Day," because – yes, of course there is a day for that. And, while celebrating the celestial object that is known as Pluto with an ...