473 Results From "extraterrestrial life"

Bad news, folks: those samples from the asteroid Ryugu appear to have been contaminated by life here on Earth.
Off-World

Signs of Life in Asteroid Sample Turn Out to Be Something Embarrassing

Scientists have found the most compelling evidence to date of alien life — and apparently, the discovery was positively shocking.
Exobiology

Scientist Says Sign of “Teeming” Alien Life Caused Him “Shock”

NASA's Europa Clipper mission is set to explore one of the most promising spots to look for life in the solar system: Jupiter's moon Europa.
NASA

NASA Preparing to Launch Mission to World That “May Be Habitable Today”

There's significant questions about whether biosignature that the astronomers detected on the exoplanet is actually a sign of life.
Off-World

There’s a Striking Flaw in That Claim About Alien Life on a Nearby Planet

Astronomers have found that Saturn's moon, Enceladus, is spewing out copious amounts of complex organic molecules, signs of habitability.
Astronomy

Saturn’s Moon Shows Major Signs of Life

Astronomers said they had found "undepleted phosphine," a molecule associated with life, on Earth in the atmosphere of a brown dwarf.
Exobiology

Astronomers Startled to Spot Abundance of “Biosignature” Molecules in a Failed Star’s Atmosphere

Researchers have presented new evidence for the presence of two gases that are closely related to life on Earth in the atmosphere of Venus.
Off-World

Scientists Spot Possible Signs of Life in Clouds of Venus

NASA's Europa Clipper is about to use Mars' gravitational pull to slingshot itself towards Jupiter's fourth-largest moon later this week.
Mars

NASA Spacecraft Whipping Around Mars to Slingshot Itself Toward Jupiter’s Mysterious Moon

When looking for alien life, scientists found something odd — two bizarre pulses coming from a distant constellation.
Exobiology

Alien Hunters Detect “Unexplained Pulses” Emanating From Two Distant Stars

NASA scientists have determined that Jupiter's moon Europa is covered in a seriously thick icy shell that measures 18 miles deep.
Exobiology

NASA Says Europa Is Covered by a Thick Icy Shell

In a recent episode of the reality TV show "The Kardashians," Kim Kardashian said the Moon landings were faked. NASA is not impressed.
Moon

NASA Issues Horrified Response to Kim Kardashian

Scientists simulated the conditions of Mars in a lab to observe how blocks of carbon dioxide "dug" their way through the planet's dunes.
Mars

Scientists Investigate Evidence of “Burrowing” Under Surface of Mars

Researchers have found that the thick and hazy atmosphere enveloping Saturn's largest moon, Titan, behaves in a very peculiar way.
Moon

Scientists Puzzled by Mysterious Motion in Atmosphere of Saturn’s Moon

Astronomer Avi Loeb argued that other objects like interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS could be useful for reaching out to aliens, if they exist.
Astronomy

We Could Hitch a Ride to Unknown Frontiers on Super-Fast Interstellar Objects Like 3I/ATLAS

A consortium of American scientists and engineers filed a report that stridently makes the case for putting boots down on Mars.
Starship

Scientists Say the Time Has Arrived to Land Astronauts on Mars

NASA has announced that its Perseverance Mars rover spotted "potential biosignatures" in an ancient dry riverbed last year.
Exobiology

NASA Says Its Mars Rover Has Detected Possible Signs of Life on the Red Planet

Scientists suggest that the reason why we have yet to find aliens could be that they're hiding in a parallel universe.
Exobiology

Scientists Say Aliens May Be Hiding in the Multiverse

In a new study, scientists take on the SETI community, determining that they may have a crisis of imagination. 
Exobiology

Paper Proposes New Way to Calculate Number of Alien Civilizations

NASA astronauts are scheduled to venture outside of the ISS to see if microorganisms that were attached to the exterior survived.
NASA

NASA Astronauts Checking Exterior of Space Station for Living Organisms

In 2020, researchers announced the discovery of phosphine in Venus' clouds, a possible sign of life. They're back with new data.
Off-World

These Scientists Were Shamed for Claiming Signs of Life on Venus, But Now They’re Back With More Evidence