We could see robots working on NASA's Habitable Worlds Observatory out in space.

The latest hunt for alien signals in the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system has test-driven a new strategy that will allow astronomers to perform a more efficient, targeted search for technological ...

The hunt for intelligent life beyond Earth has quietly entered a more exacting phase, and one small, cool star has become a proving ground for how serious that search can be. TRAPPIST-1, a dim red ...

TRAPPIST-1 is a red dwarf star located about 40 light years away that hosts seven Earth-sized rocky planets, with at least three orbiting in the habitable zone where liquid water could potentially ...

Space exploration is about to enter a new era later this year, as American space agency NASA is getting ready to launch perhaps its most ambitious alien-life-hunting mission ever. Centered around a ...

It is not at all a given that aliens are far away. Alien probes might be surveilling us closely right now from within our own solar system, deciding whether to open a channel of communication with ...

MIT astrobiologists have an ambitious new plan to expand the search for life -- but they could expand it too far. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) Share on ...

A press conference in Washington discusses supposed alien activity — an increasingly common topic in the US capital – Copyright AFP ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS Is ...

In this excerpt from his new book, John Gertz argues it’s time to ditch SETI’s old dogmas and rethink how we prepare for first contact. Reading time 6 minutes Editor’s note: The following is an ...