In 1961, the astronomer Frank Drake wrote down what is now known as the Drake Equation. It's so important to the culture ...

A blistering, otherworldly expanse in northeastern Ethiopia, the Danakil Depression is one of the hottest and most inhospitable places on Earth.

Exoplanet L98-59d, located far beyond our solar system, might not sound like someone’s dream destination. It likely has an ...

Two newly registered federal website domains – Alien.gov and Aliens.gov – are drawing attention after records showed they were created this week by a U.S. government agency, fueling speculation as ...

Astronomers long thought they had the galaxy’s planets figured out. It was either a rocky “super-Earth” or a mini-Neptune wrapped in a gaseous envelope. But a new discovery has cleared the air — and ...

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Solar winds and coronal mass ejections may scatter narrow signals, making them harder for Earth-based telescopes to detect. The SETI Institute uses radio telescopes to search for signs of intelligent ...

Aliens have invaded the news again. Last month, two US presidents weighed in on the topic in rapid succession, managing to make a public that was already obsessed with extraterrestrials even more so.

Despite a concerning lack of updates since season 1 concluded, Alien: Earth is ready to begin shooting its second season in May, at a studio that's steeped in history for the franchise. Alien: Earth ...

We may have been missing signals from intelligent aliens because of solar wind. Researchers from the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute say this means we have been watching for ...

E.T. could be phoning home — but we’re not hearing the call. A new study published in The Astrophysical Journal argues that “space weather” could be distorting incoming transmissions from ...