Scientist have concluded water did not arrive as early during Earth's formation as previously thought, an insight that bears directly on the question of when life originated on the planet. The finding ...

When NASA launched a spacecraft to an asteroid, scientists patiently waited for their chance to look at bits of the space ...

A team led by a Rutgers-New Brunswick scientist has concluded water did not arrive as early during Earth's formation as ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission delivered samples from asteroid Bennu, revealing crucial molecules linked to life, including amino acids and nucleobases found in DNA and RNA. The presence of ammonia and ...

HD 20794 d completes its orbit just shy of two Earth years, placing it well within reach of conditions that might harbor life ...

Earth promises to finally do the one thing that even Ridley Scott's prequel Prometheus could never quite pull off.

Finally, if you need even more Resident Alien in your life, Dark Horse Comics recently announced it will expand the storyline with a new comic series focusing on Harry Vanderspeigle. Per Syfy Wire, ...

A US Air Force veteran claims he witnessed an alien and “nonhuman” egg-shaped aircraft while working for a secret government UFO retrieval program — a jaw-dropping claim that’s reportedly ...

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A notorious MS-13 gang leader who has admitted to planning, approving or taking part in at least seven murders in a federal racketeering case has avoided the death penalty and life in prison under ...

For example, variations in light from the host star can mask or mimic the signal of water, a likely key ingredient researchers look for when evaluating an exoplanet's potential for harboring life.

It’s a strange idea to think that what you’re studying may not even exist and yet, there isn’t any clear signs of alien life. But then again, we’ve only scraped the surface of our very own ...