Baseline tool could separate alien life signals from geology on ocean worlds

When it comes to the search for life elsewhere in the universe, methane and other chemical compounds are seen as signs of ...

AI labels a lot of stuff as alien life

Some of these approaches may show promise, but new research indicates much of today’s AI is even more easily duped by false ...

White House UFO council will be led by Harvard professor known for controversial alien theories

Avi Loeb, a Harvard astronomer who has made headlines with his theories about alien encounters, will lead a White House ...
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NASA will have to find a way to service its new alien-hunting space telescope

We could see robots working on NASA's Habitable Worlds Observatory out in space.

The Truth About Steven Spielberg’s Alien Obsession

As much as Steven Spielberg likes aliens, he seems to prefer holding them at arm’s length. The creatures in Close Encounters ...

'Alien 3' Director Reveals Scrapped Plans That Would Have Changed the Franchise Forever [Exclusive]

Renny Harlin revealed why he walked away from directing Alien 3 after 20th Century Fox rejected his radically different ideas ...
SETI Institute

How Clouds Hide Alien Worlds—and How Astronomers See Through Them

While telescopes like the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) can detect the chemical fingerprints of distant atmospheres, ...

The real horror of ‘Alien’ and how it explains why we’re not paid enough

Maybe the real monster in the Alien franchise isn’t actually the killer alien. Because behind the acid blood and jump scares is an even more insidious horror: a single employer with unchecked power.