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The organic molecules could come from life or from ordinary chemistry — only samples returned to Earth can settle it.

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A new survey of hundreds of astrobiologists reveals that, despite NASA's high-profile declarations about Mars and exoplanet K2-18b, most experts do not yet think alien life has probably been found.

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NASA's Perseverance rover has uncovered one of the most intriguing clues yet in humanity's search for life beyond Earth.

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Scientists have astonishingly recreated a single vowel sound from an ancient Egyptian priest, Nesyamun, who lived 3,000 years ...

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12 years is a long wait to play the sequel to one of your favourite games of all time. During that decade-plus stretch, I’ve re-played the original Alien: Isolation multiple times, analysed its ...

NASA's Swift Observatory is in peril. A last minute mission to save it could make spaceflight history. Here's everything to ...

Deep beneath the Atlantic, an alien-like lost city of towering chimneys offers clues to life on Earth and other worlds.