Science Fiction often shows aliens who look much like humans, and suggest this is a result of convergent evolution to useful traits. But is such convergence to the human form or mind likely with ...

Some of the elements used by living systems are far more abundant in Cassiopeia A than we thought, hinting that some parts of our galaxy might be more suitable for life than others ...

While alien hunting is often associated with tinfoil hats and flying saucers, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence ...

Even after two years since its reveal at The Game Awards 2023, Archetype Entertainment's sci-fi action-RPG Exodus is still ...

Scientists in Boulder are using existing NASA spacecraft to track a rare interstellar comet called 31/ATLAS as it travels through Earth’s solar system.

Long before scientists discovered that other stars in the universe host their own planetary systems, humanity had ...

Astronomers are preparing for a rare observational opportunity as interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS approaches its closest point to ...

The fundamental nature of living things challenges assumptions that physicists have held for centuries.

Comet 3I/ATLAS was discovered on July 1, 2025, by the NASA-funded ATLAS telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile and was quickly ...

For a certain type of science-fiction fan, Exodus was the biggest announcement out of the 2025 Game Awards. Those fans just ...

Space is always inspiring and 2025 was no exception, with finding Betelgeuse’s buddy, debuting a prolific survey telescope ...