We usually assume one planet gets one intelligent species, and that anything else is fantasy. But this episode explores a ...

A faint blip on a telescope readout can set off a wave of excitement. Maybe it is a molecule tied to life. Maybe it is ...

Demis Hassabis has dedicated himself to guiding machine intelligence for the betterment of humanity – but is it listening?

Searching for alien life by looking for specific signals from individual planets may overlook a larger pattern, new research ...

Should Pluto be a bona fide planet again? NASA is working to "revisit the discussion" on Pluto's planethood status, according ...

The top 80% of the core stage of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that will launch the crewed Artemis 3 mission arrived ...

Curiosity has detected a surprising variety of organic molecules on Mars, including compounds tied to the chemistry of life.

Palmyra Atoll, a remote, uninhabited speck of land, coral and sea halfway between Hawaii and American Samoa, is one of the ...

Scientists have found a vibrant 'Lost City' deep in the Atlantic Ocean, thriving without sunlight. This discovery suggests ...