Scientists identify 45 potentially habitable exoplanets, using exact data and quotes to guide future telescopes in the search ...

In Amy Berryman’s clever and touching new play “Alien Girls,” college roommates and aspiring writers Carolyn and Tiffany form ...

Alien Girls” is a play about friendship—specifically female friendship—in all its messy, contradictory, deeply human glory.

What makes an alien species feel believable? This deep dive explores one of sci-fi’s most detailed creations and why it ...

What if life on other planets doesn’t breathe oxygen at all? Scientists are beginning to rethink one of the biggest ...

We have no idea what kind of life may exist on other planets, so it’s hard to know what to look for. Proxima Kósmos imagines ...

Ancient Greeks believed in alien life, as well as in gods, souls, and beings that inhabited the Moon, stars, and Heavens.

A new study proposes detecting life in space by spotting patterns across many planets instead of focusing on one at a time.

From lava tubes on Mars to ice pockets on Europa, subterranean environments may offer the best chance of finding life—and ...

Deep within massive rocky exoplanets, hidden oceans of molten rock may be generating powerful magnetic fields in an ...

Adapted from a novel by Andy Weir and directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, “Project Hail Mary” is marketed as the next great science fiction film, built on the one-of-a-kind premise of ...

The ExoLife Finder (ELF) looks like no telescope ever built. A spectacular crown of 15 five-meter mirrors perches atop a sprawling metal lattice, resembling petals on a 10-story-tall mechanical flower ...