Recent observations suggest that scientists have identified potential microbial fingerprints in the atmospheres of other planets, raising intriguing questions about the possibility of alien life ...

During a recent SETI Live conversation, SETI Institute research scientist Dr. Lauren Sgro sat down with Arizona State University postdoctoral fellow Dr. Sagnick Mukherjee to discuss a problem that has ...

These noctilucent clouds, reflecting light from the sun after sunset, have been visible in Martian skies for the past four fall seasons. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / MSSS A rover got a new view of ...

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A spectacular photograph of a saucer-shaped cloud over Canmore, Alberta, has sparked a wild online debate, with one researcher claiming it hides a cloaked UFO deployed to scan human thoughts.

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NASA’s Pandora mission has begun its hunt for secrets hidden in exoplanet atmospheres. The spacecraft will study at least 20 alien worlds and their host stars, helping scientists separate planetary ...

When astronomers observe distant exoplanets, they sometimes encounter a frustrating result: instead of revealing the chemical fingerprints of an atmosphere, the data appear almost completely flat.