The group leading the charge in the search for extraterrestrial life has given the all clear: An interstellar comet looks to ...

The IAA SETI Committee has updated rules for evaluating and revealing the detection of extraterrestrial intelligence.

The moment of first contact with extraterrestrials is a staple of science fiction. It usually involves a frantic scientist ...

The TRAPPIST-1 system, located about 41 light years from Earth, has been a focal point of much exoplanetary discussion—mainly ...

Over the first two games of the NBA Finals, the Knicks have managed to counteract Victor Wembanyama, the league’s best ...

The mystery of Peru's "conehead" mummies has baffled scientists for decades, and new DNA tests on the mummies' teeth have ...

The object, called 3I/ATLAS, is only the third interstellar visitor ever detected passing through our Solar System.

The SETI Institute is the latest to confirm what scientists have long suspected: the interstellar 3I/ATLAS comet is not an ...

Astronomers swept millions of candidates and found no alien signals from K2-18b, setting the first power limit on any ...

Sci-fi films are often full of wonder and hope, but when you mix sci-fi with horror, the recipe leads to movies so upsetting ...

Watson's death last month prompted sci-fi columnist Emily H. Wilson to read his acclaimed 1973 debut and find out what she'd been missing. She found it fascinating – but reflective of its time ...