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Life on Earth is a precious thing, especially given what astronomers know about the visible universe. Although researchers have so far identified over 6,000 exoplanets beyond our solar system, only a ...

The new film probes the possibility of alien life – here's how the science of Project Hail Mary stacks up.

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New SETI research suggests space weather like solar winds could be interfering with alien radio signals, making them harder ...

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Scientists are turning their attention closer to home, investigating unexpected locations within our solar system for signs ...

Scientists identify exoplanet candidate HD 137010 b, a possible Earth-size world orbiting a Sun-like star 146 light-years away ...

President Trump directed his administration to release files on UFOs and any "alien and extraterrestrial life," an issue that has drawn decades of fascination — and spawned more than a few wild ...