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

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A new Nature Astronomy study warns that space missions are fixated on avoiding false alarms and may be quietly discarding real signs of alien life, arguing that AI will be vital for spotting subtle, ...

The daisy-shaped 'occulter' could be a simple solution to the problem of a star's light swamping the view of small rocky planets, a study suggests. The daisy-shaped 'occulter' could be a simple ...

NASA's hunt for alien life may be undermined by its own instruments, according to a group of leading astrobiologists who warn ...

On Episode 206 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Dr. Brianne Suldovsky of Portland State University to discuss what happens after the discovery of an alien life form.

They’ve obscured alien worlds from us for years, but clouds could turn out to be where the first hints of extraterrestrial ...

"Extremophile" bacteria could survive asteroid impacts strong enough to launch them into space, a new lab experiment shows — hinting that these space-rock crashes could spread any potential alien life ...

Dr Sarah Alam Malik suggests Saturn's moons Titan and Enceladus, and Jupiter's moon Europa, may host conditions suitable for life, challenging traditional views of the 'Goldilocks zone'.