'Do all aliens really need sunlight?' ...

This artistic illustration shows the TRAPPIST-1 red dwarf star system, home to seven Earth-sized exoplanets, several of which lie within the star’s habitable zone. In the foreground is TRAPPIST-1 b, ...

For years, the search for alien life has focused on Earth-like planets orbiting distant stars. But this episode explores a ...

The ExoLife Finder (ELF) looks like no telescope ever built. A spectacular crown of 15 five-meter mirrors perches atop a ...

What would alien life from another planet be like? But we rarely ask the opposite: What would they think of us?

Planet Comicon KC is celebrating its 27th year at Bartle Hall, marking its evolution from a small suburban comic book show into the largest event of the year held at the venue.

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Humans have wondered for centuries whether we are alone in the universe — and a new study suggests that if alien ...

For generations, human beings have wondered: What would alien life from another planet be like? But we rarely ask the ...

Searching for alien languages sheds light on how much human languages have in common—with each other and even with animal ...