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Alien civilizations may have left traces. We just may not have been looking in the right place.

A biologist specializing in invasive species has partnered with a former Pentagon strategist in pushing NASA to construct a ...

Once small enough, these technograins might gain a trip out of its host solar system by a solar wind that overcomes the star's gravity holding it back. These motes of dust are then free to roam the ...

Thus far, our search for extraterrestrial life points toward Clarke’s former point, suggesting that our little blue dot is ...

Scientists propose building a lab on the moon to screen Mars and other space samples for alien microbes before they ever ...

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 ...

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

Researchers propose turning a future NASA moon base into a quarantine station that would screen space samples before they ever reach Earth.

Alien director Ridley Scott eventually returned to the franchise, but couldn't complete his ambitious plans. Here's what his ...

Researchers say a biocontainment facility on the Moon could be humanity's last line of defense against potential future alien ...