The complex precursors to biological molecules can form spontaneously in interstellar space, according to a lab experiment ...

Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics have spotted the largest complex molecule in deep space ...

The host Bill Maher fears aliens might meet Trump first, warning it would give them the wrong impression of humanity.

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Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE), in collaboration with astrophysicists from the ...

First of all, yes, it’s pronounced Enceladus , not enchiladas. Enceladus is Saturn’s sixth largest moon, but it would be ...

Challenging long-held assumptions, Aarhus University researchers have demonstrated that the protein building blocks essential for life as we know it can form readily in space. This discovery, ...

Scientists claim that first extraterrestrial contact will be a loud event impossible to ignore, not a subtle signal.

The Living Worlds Working Group proposes a revolutionary approach to finding life on distant planets. The paper, part of the ...

There is currently no proof that the universe is home to other intelligent life forms aside from the ones that inhabit Earth, and evidence to the contrary ...