alien life
Scientists Created a Device to Find Alien Life That's So Tiny It Fits In Your Hand
The miniature device weighs only 17 pounds and can be deployed on a rover to unambiguously detect signs of life on another world.
Mars ‘Very Likely’ Hosted Subterranean Alien Life, And May Still, Scientists Say
Organisms called "methanogens" likely lived in underground lairs on Mars billions of years ago, a new study says, and they may still exist.
Scientists Discover Nearly 1 Billion-Year-Old Organisms, Possibly Alive
The microorganisms are 830 million years old, and may still be kicking. The find has implications for the search for life on Mars, researchers say.
'Gardened Zones' on Europa Could Be the Key to Finding Life, Study Says
Signs of life on Europa would be most accessible in the fallout of landslides or fresh craters, suggest a new study.
Evidence of an Alien Ocean Found in Defunct 1990s Spacecraft Data
The Galileo spacecraft might have accidentally run through the sprinkler of Europa’s plumes.
Under the Sun
One of the world's leading climate scientists has written a work of fiction about his latest blockbuster paper—on the possibility that intelligent life may have preceded humans on Earth.
Saturn's moon could harbor alien microbial life
Scientists reproduced conditions in the icy moon's oceans and found it just might be home to something.
The Dominant Life Form in the Cosmos Is Probably Superintelligent Robots
The NASA scientists, philosophers, and futurists who believe that the aliens we meet most likely won't be a life form at all.
An Alien-Hunting Submarine Is Being Tested in Antarctica
A look at the amazing photos and stunning science from the ARTEMIS mission in Antarctica.
The Oldest Life on Earth Has Been Discovered in Canada's Arctic
It's an estimated four billion years old.
The Oldest Life on Earth Has Been Discovered in Canada's Arctic
It's an estimated 4 billion years old.