A favourite of directors including Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese, the 1953 version of Invaders from Mars frightened a generation with its vision of Martian mind-controllers arriving on Earth.

For decades, the search for life beyond Earth has revolved around a key question: What molecules should scientists be looking ...

NASA's Curiosity rover has photographed extraordinary spiderweb-like formations on Mars that scientists believe could hold ...

A rendering of the mid-air deployment of one of the SkyFall copters. (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory/AeroVironment, Inc.) ...

I think the code maker wants you to get five indigo things.” The alien looked troubled. “Where on earth will I get five ...

NASA's Curiosity rover uncovered critical new samples, including a series of compounds planetary scientists consider building blocks for the origin of life on Earth ...

We have no idea what kind of life may exist on other planets, so it’s hard to know what to look for. Proxima Kósmos imagines a very different kind of solar system that could harbor life-forms we haven ...

New UCR research shows that the search for life beyond Earth could benefit from a statistical approach that prioritizes ...

New detection method: A study shows life leaves an organizational molecular pattern detectable through statistical analysis, not just specific molecules. Space mission potential: The method can use ...

Just over 40 years ago, in his novel Contact, astronomer Carl Sagan imagined what it would be like to detect radio signals beamed from other intelligent lifeforms in the galaxy. In the story, these ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover has come across the best proof that there was once life on Mars. The discovery from a rock sample Curiosity drilled in 2020 possessed the largest variety of organic molecules ...

In April 2026, the SETI Institute’s work spanned both scientific research and broader questions about how discoveries are ...