Aristotle believed the planets revolved around Earth and God could not have created other worlds. Today, scientists scour the ...

Hear from David Bowie, Neko Case, Arthur Russell and more artists inspired by our poetic, mysterious satellite.

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Astronaut Don Pettit recently shared a photo of a tentacled purple object that set social media ablaze. But this is far from an extraterrestrial threat; it’s actually an earthly treat. The “alien” is ...

Over the past decade, scientists have come up with a variety of frameworks to guide their search for life in the universe. While it’s most convenient to start looking for life using the knowledge that ...

Their research, published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, would be useful in a scenario portrayed in the newly released Hollywood blockbuster Project Hail Mary, which sees Ryan ...

A strange formation spotted deep within a massive Martian canyon is once again fueling debate over whether something more than geology is at work on the Red Planet. According to the New York Post, ...

Evidence of alien life or cosmic pyramid scheme? A documentary filmmaker sparked a discussion of advanced Martian civilizations after sharing footage that appeared to depict a “three-sided pyramid” on ...

Lithopanspermia is the idea that that alien life might be able to migrate between worlds sealed inside rocks knocked loose by asteroids or comets. Credit: Mark Garlick / Science Photo Library / Getty ...

You kind of knew that Steven Spielberg believes in aliens. But did you know know? In your heart of hearts? The man behind E.T., Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and War of the Worlds is leaving no ...