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In an astronomical first, researchers have measured the magnetic fields of 7 "hot Jupiter" planets beyond our solar system — ...

Scientists are listening in on sperm whale conversations and studying Earth's strangest microbes to prepare humanity for first contact with extraterrestrial life.

For generations, artists and science-fiction writers have imagined alien landscapes beneath twin sunsets. The image became ...

If we're to find extraterrestrial life in the universe, astronomers have pinpointed the best places to look for it. They have identified just under 50 rocky worlds most likely to be habitable out of ...

Explore how cutting edge telescopes, AI, and new detection methods are transforming the extraterrestrial life search and advancing scientific approaches to alien detection. Pixabay, WikiImages The ...

The afternoon of 7 August 1996 isn’t a time that sticks in many people’s minds. But if things had worked out differently, it might have been etched into our collective memory. At 1.15pm, US President ...

Astronomers estimate there are 10 billion Earth-like planets in the Milky Way, increasing the statistical likelihood of extraterrestrial life. Advances in astronomy have refined the Drake equation, ...