From mudstones on Mars to strange gases in exoplanet atmospheres, tentative evidence for extraterrestrial life is starting to ...

A viral tweet claims new XRISM images show interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS glowing like a spaceship engine, fuelling speculation that it may be an alien probe. Here is the truth behind the theory and what ...

Using JWST, scientists discovered PSR J2322-2650b — a carbon-rich, lemon-shaped exoplanet orbiting a pulsar — challenging ...

Pocock, a space scientist at University College London and BBC presenter, predicts alien life will be found by 2075 but ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS, a rare interstellar visitor, is visible this week as it departs the solar system, with some public events ...

One of Britain’s most prominent space scientists believes humanity may finally get an answer to one of its oldest questions ...

A recent conundrum about a star 1,500 light years away discovered by the Kepler Space Telescope has extraterrestrial enthusiasts crying "alien" as an explanation, but scientists studying the star are ...

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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and an ESA orbiter bound for Jupiter both recently glimpsed 3I/ATLAS. The comet will make its closest approach to Earth in December but poses no threat and is not visible ...

Despite some similarities and speculation, the new comet likely originated from our solar system's Oort Cloud and is not directly connected to 3I/ATLAS. The comet will make its closest approach to ...

Physicist Brian Cox says he’s disappointed to see people focus on alien theories when discussing 3I/ATLAS, which he notes is older than Earth ...