These findings suggest that the absence of past detections does not mean discovery is imminent. If extraterrestrial ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising way to study the harsh space weather around young M dwarf stars. Mysterious dips in ...

Humans have wondered for centuries whether we are alone in the universe — and a new study suggests that if alien ...

Astronomers have reportedly narrowed the search for extraterrestrial life to a focused list of 45 rocky exoplanets. Out of ...

In March 2026, SETI Institute researchers contributed to a wide range of conversations about our solar system and the search ...

Like the lead character of “Project Hail Mary,” some scientists are proposing ways that life might exist beyond a star’s “habitable zone,” often considered the gold standard of potential livability ...

On the wall of film composer Daniel Pemberton’s studio in London is a row of stringed instruments: two electric guitars, an ...

(RNS) — Starseeds say they’re not from this planet. Online, they’re sharing mythologies and rituals that, for some, are ...

How much does a star determine what its planets are like? And could that influence whether those worlds can support life? Carnegie's Luke Bouma is ...

Seventy years ago this month, he sought out strange new worlds as a proto-Captain Kirk in sci-fi classic "Forbidden Planet".

A new catalog of potentially habitable exoplanets provides the framework for future observations in the search for alien life ...

A new generation instrument designed to probe the atmospheres of distant worlds is nearing operational readiness, marking a ...