Using the Hobby-Eberly Telescope at McDonald Observatory, astronomers have taken a closer look at a nearby exoplanet and ...

Along with other recent discoveries, the new finding from Perseverance boosts the case that Mars once hosted conditions that ...

The “Wow!” signal is one of our best pieces of evidence for aliens, but researchers are building a compelling case for a more ...

Somewhere out there, a planet roughly the size of Earth may be orbiting a distant star in conditions that could support life.

In a new paper, researchers examine the possibility of other consciousnesses that take on forms far beyond our imagination.

There’s no data to suggest that aliens exist. However, if we believed they existed and came to Earth, our planet would offer ...

Alien: Isolation 2’s first reveal trailer is here, revealed at last night’s Summer Game Fest, and it confirms that this sequel will bring you down to.. well, not Earth exactly, but you’ll be roaming ...

Is alien life really out there? For decades, humanity has looked at the night sky and asked the same question. Now, according ...

The recent discovery of an enigmatic substance on the surfaces of both Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, and Pluto, our solar ...

Beneath the icy silence of Antarctica's famous Dry Valleys lies a world so unusual that it often resembles another planet.

Octopuses, bees, and dogs all process information differently. Even within the narrow confines of one planet, evolution produced a wide range of nervous systems rather than a single design. A new ...

What if consciousness isn’t limited to brains like ours? Philosophers Eric Schwitzgebel and Jeremy Pober argue that ...