In 1877, an Italian astronomer mapped faint lines on Mars and called them canali, meaning channels or grooves. But the word ...

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

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.

It may seem like we are on the verge of discovering alien life. In 2025, a press release stated that we have the "strongest hints yet" of extraterrestrial life on the exoplanet K2-18b. And when ...

A new exoplanet model screens rocky worlds by their ability to retain atmospheres over geologic timescales, helping narrow ...

It may seem like we are on the verge of discovering alien life. In 2025, a press release stated that we have the “strongest hints yet” of extraterrestrial life on the exoplanet K2-18b. And when ...

Researchers have looked at how particular microbes from Earth would fare in conditions like those of Mars, the moon, and the ...

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 ...

If someone told you there’s a place in Wisconsin where the landscape looks like it was borrowed from another planet, you’d ...

Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the ...

Sega and Creative Assembly have finally officially revealed Alien: Isolation 2 with a new trailer at Summer Game Fest 2026. While the trailer stops short of announcing a release date or even a release ...

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