Area 51, officially an air force base established in southern Nevada during the Cold War, has long been at the centre of rumours claiming it conceals alien technology and UFOs.

Researchers argue that the presence of long chain carbon molecules on Mars "cannot be readily explained" by non-biological processes alone.

The Science: Europa has been considered as a top contender for alien life for even longer than Enceladus, thanks to its ...

A recent paper published in December to the journal Religions posed a simple yet profound question with its headline: ...

A new paper suggests that BARSOOM may have been alive on the planet, and was killed in the Viking experiments.

Two rival teams — one using machine learning, the other human eyes — race to find the first spacecraft to soft-land on the moon.

Life may have started in sticky, rock-hugging gels rather than inside cells. Researchers suggest these primitive, biofilm-like materials could trap and concentrate molecules, giving early chemistry a ...

Are we alone in the universe? This video examines the scientific efforts and official inquiries aimed at understanding unexplained sightings and the possibility of extraterrestrial life.

What: UC Berkeley researchers complete a comprehensive scientific analysis of the SETI@home archive, identifying ...

A recent study points to an exciting possibility: that Uranus's moon Miranda, located in the far reaches of our solar system, may harbor a hidden ocean and life.

If we were to ever find alien life, breaking the news to the general public could be much more difficult than one might think ...

The combustible sedimentary rock, better known as coal, was not only crucial to the onset of advanced technology here on Earth, but it should also be key to the development of advanced E.T.s residing ...