"Until we can separate these signals more clearly, we have to be especially careful not to misinterpret them as signs of life ...

A series of studies have cast doubt on the sensational claim that "the strongest evidence yet" was found that life exists ...

Last month, scientists had announced that they might have identified what appeared to be the most promising signs of alien ...

Claims for the detection of life on other planets go back decades. Here's why you should still be skeptical despite recent ...

The search for extraterrestrial life has long gone back and forth between scientific curiosity, public fascination and ...

In April, the scientific world—and the public—was abuzz with the thrilling news that a distant planet called K2-18b might ...

Scientists are analysing the smells of space – from the aroma onboard space stations to planets hundreds of light years away ...

At an altitude of over 8,200 meters on the flanks of K2, extreme mountaineer Kristin Harila finds a high-altitude porter who has fallen. He is hanging upside down from a fixed rope and fighting for ...