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Discover the newly found planet scientists believe could support alien life

Scientists may have just taken one of the biggest steps yet in the search for life beyond Earth. Meet K2 18 b, a distant ...

The UFO 'Great Filter' Theory Sparks Fears That Alien Civilisations Keep Wiping Themselves Out Before Contact

The Great Filter theory suggests advanced civilisations may self-destruct before contacting others, explaining the universe's ...

White House UFO council will be led by Harvard professor known for controversial alien theories

Avi Loeb, a Harvard astronomer who has made headlines with his theories about alien encounters, will lead a White House ...

'We saw UFO while getting a takeaway, I remember thinking we were going to die'

Speaking for the first time since a chilling experience four decades ago, Paul Jones and his mum Daphne reveal how their trip ...

TESS just found a planet in a new way—and more may be hiding in its eight years of data

For the first time, NASA's TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) mission has identified a planet orbiting a distant star thanks to its warping of space-time. Unlike the star-hugging transiting ...