Using data gathered by NASA's Juno Jupiter orbiter, scientists estimate that Europa's ice shell is about 18 miles thick — ...

Scientists may need to broaden their horizons in their search for alien life.

Despite the vast differences in human and bee brains, both of us can do mathematics. As we argue in a new paper published in ...

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Nasa's old Galileo data reveals ammonia-bearing compounds on Europa's icy surface near fractured zones.

A "crowdsourced" project in which home computer users were enlisted to help analyze radio signals from space is ending after ...

A 13-atom molecule containing sulfur has been discovered in interstellar space for the first time, providing insight into the ...

The host Bill Maher fears aliens might meet Trump first, warning it would give them the wrong impression of humanity.

Exoplanets like Earth have been discovered but not all Earth-like planets are equal when it comes to alien life.

For many years, astronomers have been looking for extraterrestrial life. In doing so, astronomers have narrowed their search ...

Sputnik skies to analysis of interstellar visitors, scientists are rethinking how and where to look for physical traces of ...

Scientists claim that first extraterrestrial contact will be a loud event impossible to ignore, not a subtle signal.