Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system.

The researchers who scan the skies for radio signals from extraterrestrials are now rethinking their approach.

Solar winds near aliens’ homes – and ours – might be blowing away signs of alien technosignatures by broadening signals The ...

A new study shows that stars with low magnetic activity are likely to support exoplanetary systems, making the hunt for these ...

Radio silence has long puzzled those searching for extraterrestrial intelligence, but the answer might lie much closer to the source of potential signals than previously thought. Conditions around ...

Stellar plasma can smear alien radio signals before they escape their star system, making them harder for astronomers to detect.

In 2017 astronomers detected an unusual object entering our Solar System from interstellar space. Named ‘Oumuamua, it ...

Turbulent plasma near distant stars could blur ultra-narrow signals before they leave their home star systems - making them ...

Comets are often treated as leftovers, but sometimes the leftovers become the primary focus. That is the case with 3I/ATLAS, only the third known interstellar object seen crossing the solar system, ...

A team of scientists have been finding out if space weather could be making it harder for us to talk to aliens. Find out more here.

If a new science fiction film strongly reminds you of a handful of others, how much of a problem is it when those others are among the best things the genre’s done in 25 years? When it comes to the ...