SETI researchers may have missed alien signals due to a cosmic phenomenon that distorts narrowband radio waves, new research says.

Hollywood has never been known for its strict adherence to science. In most blockbusters the laws of physics are treated more like polite suggestions than hard rules.

As models like Gemini and Claude evolve, their simulated personalities can drift in strange directions—raising deeper ...

Aliens and killer robots are frightening, but they still treat humanity as important. Evolutionary horror does the opposite. It suggests humans might just be a temporary phase in life’s long ...

An experiment mimicking conditions on the Saturn moon suggests that cell-like bubbles don’t form in methane lakes, puncturing hopes for alien life.

New SETI research suggests space weather like solar winds could be interfering with alien radio signals, making them harder ...

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir is one of today's best science fiction books. While much of the science and math is great, it falls a bit when it comes to evolution.

Many people who don’t believe one conspiracy theory about that station—known as the High-frequency Active Auroral Research ...

Theoretically, it’s impossible for us to perceive a 4D creature. That is, unless it broke into our three-dimensional reality.

The science is accessible and Ryan Gosling is a superb Everyman in the excellent space adventure "Project Hail Mary," based on Andy Weir's novel.

NASA's DART mission, which tested a planetary defense strategy, successfully changed the orbit of the asteroid Dimorphos in 2022. The mission also unexpectedly altered the orbit of Dimorphos's larger ...

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