While telescopes like the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) can detect the chemical fingerprints of distant atmospheres, ...

The universe seems endlessly vast and secretive when gazing up at a clear desert sky. Some researchers are concerned about who might be staring back at us as we continuously search space for signals.

Grain-sized remnants of alien technology may get caught in solar wind and land on plants and moons close to us ...

Scientists have found a hidden biosphere stretching miles beneath Earth’s surface and as deep as 6 miles below the seafloor.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

For decades, the moon was seen as a barren, bone-dry world with no atmosphere, no liquid water, no magnetic shield, and extreme swings in temperature. The idea that it could ever support life seemed ...

Avi Loeb, a Harvard astronomer who has made headlines with his theories about alien encounters, will lead a White House ...

Creative Assembly’s Alien Isolation 2 has been 12 years in the making, and it picks up where it left off: with a terrifying game of cat and mouse. Get more details about the game from Mark Delaney’s ...

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Could humans spread Earth life beyond our planet? Astrobiologists explain where extremophiles might survive and why the risks ...

A polarizing Harvard astronomer known for splashy theories about alien visits has been tapped by the Trump administration to ...