472 Results From "extraterrestrial life"

Professor Diana Pasulka sees the growing human belief in aliens as mirroring what happens when a religion begins to take shape.
Off-World

Professor: Belief in Aliens Could Replace Traditional Religion

By Kristin Houser

New Research: There Could Be 36 Alien Civilizations in Our Galaxy
Science & Energy

New Research: There Could Be 36 Alien Civilizations in Our Galaxy

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover took a break from studying the surface of Mars to look at the clouds floating in the Red Planet's atmosphere.
Off-World

See Pics of Martian Clouds Snapped From the Planet’s Surface

By Kristin Houser

NASA is offering the public something truly unique: an opportunity to send thier names to the surface of Mars, "stenciled on chips."
Mars

You Can Now Send a Souvenir With Your Name on it to Mars

By Victor Tangermann

A new study found that liquid-water subsurface oceans on Pluto are kept from freezing over thanks to an insulating layer of gas hydrates.
Off-World

Scientists: Pluto May be Hiding Alien Life in Buried Oceans

By Victor Tangermann

A new tool called the TreePol spectropolarimeter could someday scan for extraterrestrial life without picking up any false positives.
Off-World

New Gadget Detects Lifeforms From Long Distances

By Dan Robitzski

Harvard professor Avi Loeb thinks finding signs of dead aliens could help humanity know what not to do if it wants to survive indefinitely.
Off-World

Harvard Prof: Finding Dead Alien Civilizations Could Save Humans

By Kristin Houser

Using a highly sensitive algorithm, German astronomers have discovered 18 new exoplanets, including one that "could offer conditions friendly to life."
Science & Energy

Newly Found Exoplanet “Could Offer Conditions Friendly to Life”

By Kristin Houser

Instead of creating "dead zones," the radiation from black holes could facilitate the emergence of life on a nearby planet, according to a Harvard study.
Science & Energy

Harvard Scientists: Radiation From Black Holes May Create Life

By Kristin Houser

In a new report, scientists discussed how to ensure that space travelers don't contaminate distant planets — and that they won't bring back pollutants.
Off-World

Stanford Scientist Warns of Risk From Alien Pathogens

By Victor Tangermann

NASA administrator Thomas Zurbuchen argues that extraterrestrial life may be out there, given recent discoveries of off-world water and organic molecules.
NASA

NASA Administrator: Alien Life Is More Likely Than We Thought

By Dan Robitzski

During a ceremony announcing Opportunity's death, NASA chief Jim Bridenstine said the agency is "well on [its[ way" to discovering alien life.
NASA

NASA Chief: Space Agency “Well on Our Way” to Discovering Aliens

By Kristin Houser

ESA researchers have found evidence that Mars was once home to a planet-wide groundwater system — providing a new clue in the hunt for Martian life.
Mars

First Evidence of “Planet-Wide Groundwater System” on Mars Found

By Kristin Houser

New calculations suggest that Jupiter's moons could have active tidal waves, much like those here on Earth, under their thick icy shells.
Moon

The Moons of Jupiter and Saturn Could Have Earth-Like Tidal Waves

By Jon Christian

NASA scientists found evidence that ribose, a key sugar in genetic molecules, may have come to earth through the impacts of meteorites.
Evolution

NASA Says It Found Building Blocks of Life in Fallen Meteorites

By Dan Robitzski

The chair of Harvard University's Astronomy Department defended his controversial hypothesis that an interstellar object could be an alien probe.
Exobiology

Harvard Astronomer Defends Hypothesis That Object Is Alien Probe

By Jon Christian

Building telescopes and other things in space, rather than on Earth, would vastly improve our ability to watch and explore the cosmos.
Exobiology

The Search for Aliens May Depend on In-Space Assembly

By Dan Robitzski

Barnard's Star b, a nearby exoplanet, could have 'life zones' under its frigid surface, according to a team of astrophysicists.
Exoplanets

One of the Closest Exoplanets to Earth Could Support Alien Life

By Kristin Houser

For the last 15 years, NASA and ESA scientists have found signs of methane in Mars' atmosphere. But a recent survey by an ESA orbiter didn't find any.
Mars

Scientists Thought Mars Was Covered in Methane. Now It’s Missing

By Dan Robitzski

Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Found on International Space Station
Bacteria

Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Found on International Space Station

By Dan Robitzski

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AI Is Slitting the Throat of the Journalism Industry

AI Is Slitting the Throat of the Journalism Industry

By Victor Tangermann

Despite broadcasting a barrage of lies with its faulty AI summaries feature, Apple has yet to meaningfully address the problem.

Apple’s AI Is Constantly Butchering Huge News Stories Sent to Millions of Users

By Victor Tangermann

Tech startup Channel 1 released a 20 minute demo of its news channel presented by uncanny AI news anchors.

Channel 1 Says It’ll Use AI-Generated News Anchors

By Frank Landymore

Readers Want Publications to Label AI-Generated Content

Readers Want Publications to Label AI-Generated Content

By Sharon Adarlo