A faint signal from old telescope data is causing a stir in astronomy: a planet barely larger than Earth, with an almost ...

Astronomers have found nearly 6,000 exoplanets orbiting other stars. But for every confirmed detection, there are countless mere hints, inconclusive observations that could just as well be blips of ...

EXPERTS have spotted a potentially habitable new planet that might be “remarkably similar to Earth”. But there is one chilly catch – scientists believe temperatures may below ...

Scientists may need to broaden their horizons in their search for alien life.

The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) focuses on finding technosignatures—potential signs of alien technology. If we look carefully, we might have a chance at detecting their ...

"It was just a matter of time before we found them." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Thirty years ago, on Oct. 6, 1995, the very ...

Astronomers have been scanning the skies for alien radio signals for decades, but so far they’ve heard nary a peep (with one possible exception). But according to a recent study, that could be because ...

From Star Trek to Star Wars, Dune: Part Two to Galaxy Quest, these movies stand as the best films in the space opera subgenre ...