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Alien Life

The search for evidence of life beyond Earth has fascinated scientists and science fiction writers alike for centuries.

A large radio antenna dish dominates the left side of the frame, pointing upward against a deep purple night sky dense with stars. A brilliant blue-white star flares brightly in the upper right, surrounded by a soft purple nebular glow. The horizon is dark and flat beneath the antenna.
Alien Life, Uncategorized

The real disclosure day: The protocols for announcing extraterrestrial intelligence

A curved, icy surface stretches across the lower portion of the frame, with multiple bright jets of vapor and particles erupting upward into a black sky from the moon's fractured southern terrain.
Alien Life

Scientists used a method from ecology to identify whether icy moons could hold conditions for life

Alien Life

Could aliens ever visit Earth?

Telescopes of the Allen Telescope Array sit beneath a starry night sky. The array is designed to listen for signals sent or generated by extraterrestrial life.
Alien Life, Features

Should we keep looking for ET?

Alien Life, Features

The search for aliens levels up

Alien Life

Potential signs of life on distant planets sound exciting — but confirmation can take years

Alien Life, Features

Could this telescope find life on alien worlds?

Alien Life, Solar System

Chilean gypsum could help us find biosignatures on Mars

Alien Life

SETI may have been tuned to the wrong alien frequencies, study says

Alien Life

Could life travel between planets on an asteroid? This hardy bacterium suggests it can

Alien Life, Exoplanets, Science, Stars

Which stars near the Sun have the best chance to host life?

Alien Life

Animal life unlikely around a third of stars in the galaxy, study says

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