Astrophysicist and artist Ed Belbruno explains how art helps scientists communicate their work to the public and even ...

The site was chosen for its altitude, placing the telescope above as much atmospheric disturbance as possible. The air has a ...

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The study builds on previous research investigating different biosignature gases, including dimethyl sulfide, another ...

Scientists have searched for alien life for years, but space is huge, and technology has limits, making it hard to find answers. Traditionally, researchers have focused on finding planets similar to ...

During a good year for SXSW, attendees can detect a theme to the event after a few days. Maybe it’s 2007, and people suddenly can’t wait to post on something called Twitter, or maybe it’s ...

Artist’s impression showing a view above the surface of one of the planets in the TRAPPIST-1 system. Credit: ESO/N. Bartmann/spaceengine.org Imagine standing on a world 40 light-years from Earth.

It's one of the most basic, and maddening, questions ever posed by scientists, but we're now one step closer to answering it. A new set of data released by NASA's Kepler mission catalogs 219 ...

The ringed gas giant Saturn has officially replaced Jupiter as the planet in our solar system with the most moons. The International Astronomical Union officially recognized 128 new moons orbiting ...

Alien: Earth released five new videos teasing what’s to come when the sci-fi series from Noah Hawley premieres on FX on Hulu this summer. The clips show a few cast members being seen for the ...

If Mars ever hosted microorganisms in its bygone oceans, their fossils might still be preserved in minerals—and now, we have a new potential way to find them Margherita Bassi Daily Correspondent ...

Richa Moorjani, Karen Aldridge & Enzo Cilenti Charlie Babcock, Courtesy, Kayt Jones The cast of Alien: Earth from FX for Hulu is growing by 11 as guest stars including Richa Moorjani (Never Have I ...