Using data gathered by NASA's Juno Jupiter orbiter, scientists estimate that Europa's ice shell is about 18 miles thick — ...

Scientists may need to broaden their horizons in their search for alien life.

Scientists claim that first extraterrestrial contact will be a loud event impossible to ignore, not a subtle signal.

On Earth, deep-sea vents may have given rise to the planet’s first life. But nothing of the sort seems to be happening at the bottom of Europa's ocean, a study suggests ...

Despite the vast differences in human and bee brains, both of us can do mathematics. As we argue in a new paper published in ...

A former senior analyst for The Bank of England warned the bank to prepare for alien contact, citing the United States' ...

The Bank of England has been urged by former senior analyst Helen McCaw to prepare for the possibility of extraterrestrial ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A composite view of Mars taken by the Viking I and II probes. NASA/USGS In September, NASA announced the discovery of a possible ...

Astonishingly, we can identify molecules present in the atmospheres of exoplanets.

More planets could be homes for aliens than we thought, scientists say - Planets we thought were not inhabitable might ...

For many years, astronomers have been looking for extraterrestrial life. In doing so, astronomers have narrowed their search ...