Data from the James Webb Space Telescope on exoplanet K2-18b has revealed the "strongest hints yet of biological activity ...

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

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 An ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tardigrades—a type of invertebrate also known as water bears—are the only animals observed to survive the intense radiation and ...

The “Wow!” signal is one of our best pieces of evidence for aliens, but researchers are building a compelling case for a more ...

The moment of first contact with extraterrestrials is a staple of science fiction. It usually involves a frantic scientist having a Eureka moment, realising in a single dramatic instant that Earth is ...

Scientists have updated global guidelines for announcing possible evidence of intelligent alien life, aiming to prevent misinformation, panic and confusion in the age of social media and AI.

The first six months of 2026 have produced four stand-out sci-fi movies – and they all have one thing in common, says Bethan ...

Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” – Arthur C.

Filmmaker Ram Madhvani and former NASA engineer Nimisha Mittal recently engaged in a fun and insightful conversation on alien life, cinema, and Disclosure Day.

These wildly different films explore the wondrous, and sometimes terrifying possibilities of contacting extra-terrestrial ...