Theological debates suggest alien encounters might challenge religious traditionalists more than dismantle faith.

A new Keck Observatory study indicates that giant planets can spin faster than more massive brown dwarfs, revealing important ...

An artist's impression of a hot Jupiter's magnetic field. (International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/M. Garlick) The hottest giant planets in the galaxy should, in theory, have the fastest ...

Scientists have rewritten global 'first contact' protocols for how to confirm and announce the discovery of alien ...

A shocking pattern appears again and again throughout modern history. From wartime propaganda and emotional media campaigns ...

Our search for technosignatures—clear signs of advanced civilizations beyond Earth—takes many forms. Many are driven by the famous Drake equation, which attempts to estimate how many technological ...

Legendary movie director Steven Spielberg sparked a viral reaction with recent comments questioning how alien disclosure ...

For generations, the search for life beyond Earth has focused on avoiding one of science’s biggest mistakes: claiming a ...

For decades, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence has been guided by one hopeful assumption: somewhere in the galaxy, ...

Scientists are listening in on sperm whale conversations and studying Earth's strangest microbes to prepare humanity for first contact with extraterrestrial life.

An ICE officer was struck by a fleeing vehicle in Stafford on Monday morning, June 15. The downed officer fired shots at the ...

An ICE agent was struck by a fleeing suspect's vehicle and opened fire during an immigration enforcement operation in ...