Is intelligent alien life really out there? With powerful telescopes identifying more potentially habitable planets each year, the possibility continues to grow. But what would happen if we actually ...

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

In 1977, Voyager 1 and 2 spacecrafts began their mission. Thirty-five years later, Voyager 1 would make history by becoming the first human-made object to enter interstellar space. After a brief ...

Analysis: the telescope allows us to spot starlight-absorbing gases, which might indicate the presence of life on distant planets The study of exoplanets, worlds which orbit stars other than our sun, ...

Are we alone in the universe? How can we discover if we share the universe with other intelligent beings? These questions have long pricked the human imagination. We are now searching our own solar ...

Is water enough to find alien life? New research reveals phosphorus and nitrogen are crucial. Discover the 'chemical ...

There might be many more planets that could be home to aliens than we thought, according to a new study. For years, scientists have searched for life in the “habitable” or “goldilocks” zone – where it ...

Dr Ian Whittaker from Nottingham Trent University explains the science behind new study which claims to have spotted biomarkers on distant planet. What do you think of when it comes to ...

James Webb Telescope: The most ambitious and powerful space observatory ever built is set to launch Researchers believe that there could be potential lifeforms producing ammonia in the clouds of Venus ...

Samantha Rolfe of the University of Hertfordshire writes about the possibility that alien life exists on Earth, but we just can’t see it. Life is pretty easy to recognise. It moves, it grows, it eats, ...