Roswell UFO crash: What is the truth behind the 'flying saucer' incident? By David Crookes , All About Space magazine Space Mysteries: Did an unidentified flying object really crash land at a New Mexico ranch in 1947, only to be hushed up by the government?
'Library of the Great Silence' invites E.T. to share long-term survival strategies By Mike Wall Intelligent aliens will soon have a space here on Earth where they can share how they made it through their technological adolescence.
Mystery solved? Heat-trapping clouds may explain ancient Mars' rivers and lakes By Mike Wall Cloudy skies may have allowed water to flow on Mars long ago.
Proxima Centauri shoots out humongous flare, with big implications for alien life By Harry Baker Scientists have detected the largest stellar flare ever recorded from Proxima Centauri. The finding changes what we know about stellar flares and the potential for alien life around red dwarfs.
Strange crater suggests ancient Mars may have been frigid with occasional snowmelt By Doris Elin Urrutia Mars' ancient history is interesting to scientists because if the arid planet was once warm and wet, it may have been habitable to life.
Alien hunters should search for artifacts on the moon, study suggests By Charles Q. Choi The famous equation used to search for alien civilizations has now inspired a new formula to hunt for alien artifacts within our solar system.
Enceladus may have ocean currents like we see around Antarctica By Elizabeth Howell The ocean of the water-spurting moon Enceladus might be more active than scientists realized.
Mars' dark streaks are probably caused by dry landslides By Mike Wall A recent study found that these dark marks, known as recurring slope lineae, surged following the massive 2018 dust storm that killed NASA's Mars rover Opportunity.
How to spot aliens? Look at Earth, scientists propose. By Mindy Weisberger Revisiting how Earth looks from space could offer scientists clues for finding alien life on distant worlds.
The Perseverance rover's 1st month on Mars has been super smooth, scientists say By Mike Wall For the past month, the mission team has been checking out Perseverance's seven science instruments and its various subsystems. The rover has jumped through every hoop on cue.
Curious Kids: We have been trying to contact aliens – but do they want to contact us? By Jacco van Loon This is a great question – and the truth is that we don’t know the answer.
Ancient Mars' warm spells probably didn't last long By Mike Wall Ancient Mars was warm and wet only intermittently, a new study suggests.
Can super-rotating oceans cool off extreme exoplanets? By Paul Sutter New research suggests a way to move heat around "tidally locked" alien planets: ocean currents whipping around the worlds faster than they rotate.
NASA's Perseverance rover landing on Mars was a giant leap for America, President Biden says By Mike Wall The reverberations from the epic touchdown of NASA's Perseverance Mars rover will extend far beyond the science and spaceflight communities, President Biden said.
Perseverance rover: NASA's Mars car to seek signs of ancient life By Nola Taylor Redd, Mike Wall NASA's Perseverance rover isn't just exploring the Red Planet. The life-hunting robot will also help a little bit of Mars make it to Earth a decade or so from now, if all goes according to plan.
Here's what we know about planetary protection on China's Tianwen-1 Mars mission By Meghan Bartels In anticipation of China's first Mars landing attempt, scientists are wondering whether the Tianwen-1 rover may carry Earthly contamination with it to the surface.
Perseverance rover snaps gorgeous HD panorama of Mars landing site By Mike Wall Perseverance has captured a high-definition, 360-degree panorama of its surroundings on the floor of Mars' Jezero Crater, which harbored a lake and a river delta billions of years ago.
Wow! See the Perseverance rover dangling above Mars in this amazing landing photo By Mike Wall NASA just released an image showing its Perseverance Mars rover dangling about 6.5 feet (2 meters) above the red dirt during its picture-perfect touchdown inside Jezero Crater yesterday (Feb. 18).
What's next for NASA's Perseverance Mars rover after its landing success? By Mike Wall Great photos are just around the corner, but it'll likely be a few months before Perseverance really starts sinking its teeth into its science work.
Touchdown! NASA's Perseverance rover lands on Mars to begin hunt for signs of ancient life By Mike Wall The car-sized Perseverance, the most advanced robot ever sent to the Red Planet, aced its "seven minutes of terror" touchdown this afternoon (Feb. 18).
