Extreme microbes in salty Arctic water could aid search for life on Mars By Keith Cooper published 25 June 22 Never-before-seen microbes living deep beneath the permafrost at one of the coldest and saltiest water springs on Earth could provide a blueprint for life on Mars.
On alien worlds, exotic form of ice may transport nutrients to hidden oceans By Keith Cooper published 22 June 22 Alien life in the deep global ocean of a water world could receive its nutrients through a shell of high-pressure ice around the planet's core.
China's 'alien' signal almost certainly came from humans, project researcher says By Ben Turner published 17 June 22 Despite the false alarm, SETI researchers are still pretty sure we're not alone in the universe.
Did China just detect signals from an alien civilization? By Leonard David published 15 June 22 The internet is abuzz with rumors that China may have picked up signals from an alien civilization. But the pings are probably just Earthly interference, experts say.
Perseverance Mars rover spots weird snake-head rock and balancing boulder (photo) By Mike Wall published 14 June 22 On Sunday (June 12), the car-sized Perseverance Mars rover snapped a photo that could be mistaken for a still from an "Indiana Jones" movie.
NASA hopes new study helps bring UFO research into the mainstream By Mike Wall published 9 June 22 NASA hopes it can help move the study of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) off the scientific fringes and into the mainstream.
Wobbly jets of binary star systems may affect chances of hosting life By Stefanie Waldek published 7 June 22 Because Earth is the only planet known to host life as we know it, researchers have usually focused on planetary systems similar to our own when searching for extraterrestrial life.
4 hostile alien civilizations may lurk in the Milky Way, a new study suggests By Brandon Specktor published 2 June 22 New research calculates the odds that humans will contact a 'malicious' alien civilization that wants to invade our planet. Don't worry, the chances are incredibly small.
China proposes alien planet mission to hunt habitable worlds by scanning wobbling stars By Andrew Jones published 2 June 22 A proposed Chinese mission would look for nearby habitable alien worlds by launching a spacecraft to make ultraprecise measurements of how orbiting planets make a star wobble.
Imagining early Earth as an exoplanet can help us search for alien life, scientists say By Elizabeth Howell published 27 May 22 What if we thought of our ancestors as a form of alien life?
Humans could become a truly interplanetary species within 200 years, physicists claim By Paul Sutter published 26 May 22 Harness renewable energy to explore the cosmos or risk planetary doom, new physics study argues.
What's next for UFO studies after landmark congressional hearing? By Leonard David published 18 May 22 Tuesday's (May 17) event was the first open congressional hearing about UFOs in more than 50 years.
US military taking 'all hands on deck' approach to understanding UFOs By Elizabeth Howell published 17 May 22 The U.S. military aims to more systematically classify and characterize reports of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), officials said during a congressional hearing on Tuesday (May 17).
Congress holding UFO hearing today: How to watch live (and what to expect) By Leonard David published 16 May 22 The U.S. Congress will hold a public hearing tomorrow (May 17) on reports of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) skirting through our skies, and you can watch it live.
Microbes on Earth's seafloor may aid the search for alien life By Samantha Mathewson published 13 May 22 Microorganisms living on a large slab of ancient seafloor in the Persian Gulf may reveal clues about life on other planets.
Mars sample return: Could Red Planet life contaminate Earth? By Leonard David published 12 May 22 Hauling to Earth samples of Mars that might contain Red Planet life is deemed a low risk affair in terms of ecological and public safety — but that risk is not zero.
Scientists peer inside a Mars meteorite to check for signs of a habitable world By Charles Q. Choi published 11 May 22 Liquid water once shaped the rock inside a meteorite from Mars, but likely did not support any microbial life, a new study finds.
China is on the hunt for 'Earth 2.0' with proposed space telescope By Andrew Jones published 9 May 22 China could soon begin its first space-based hunt for exoplanets.
Rocky alien worlds may need to be young to support life By Stefanie Waldek published 8 May 22 Scientists suggest that one of the key characteristics of a life-supporting, rocky exoplanet is that it needs to be young enough to generate heat through radioactive decay.
Venus-like worlds are surprisingly common in 'habitable' zones By Paul Sutter published 6 May 22 The current definition of habitable zone only examines the amount of sunlight reaching a planet. It may be time to question that definition.
