<![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Extraterrestrial-life ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/extraterrestrial-life Mon, 27 Apr 2026 21:17:33 +0000 en <![CDATA[ NASA rover uncovers rock with 7 new organic molecules on Mars — the 'most diverse collection' ever seen ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/nasa-rover-uncovers-rock-with-7-new-organic-molecules-on-mars-the-most-diverse-collection-ever-seen WajBKnSnbqFM8kfPaiV8cE Mon, 27 Apr 2026 21:17:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ The government is very serious about UFOs. So why are researchers being stymied? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/extraterrestrial-life/the-government-is-very-serious-about-ufos-so-why-are-researchers-being-stymied VUNyg3ATZFjuScMBbcSPVk Sun, 15 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:09:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists squished microbes into a steel 'sandwich' — and made a profound discovery about life in space ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/extraterrestrial-life/scientists-squished-microbes-into-a-steel-sandwich-and-made-a-profound-discovery-about-life-in-space EZXMvati3KUsCjC7RiQ7yH Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:23:21 +0000 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 22:01:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Life-friendly molecules are leaking out of Jupiter's giant moon Europa, Galileo images hint ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/planets/life-friendly-molecules-are-leaking-out-of-jupiters-giant-moon-europa-galileo-images-hint TPtAGRmXApzHjWx2rmriwW Wed, 04 Feb 2026 17:55:19 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 19:10:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Largest crowd-sourced hunt for alien intelligence reveals 12 billion 'signals of interest' in collapsed Arecibo Observatory data ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/extraterrestrial-life/scientists-study-100-possible-alien-radio-signals-from-collapsed-arecibo-observatory-ending-groundbreaking-21-year-search oSt6AonuENkPj9LCTTBJ9E Tue, 13 Jan 2026 21:58:22 +0000 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 16:22:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Advanced alien civilizations could be communicating 'like fireflies' in plain sight, researchers suggest ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/extraterrestrial-life/advanced-alien-civilizations-could-be-communicating-like-fireflies-in-plain-sight-researchers-suggest gBt2roTuKn5jQYvoAwZMLL Tue, 06 Jan 2026 18:28:36 +0000 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:44:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'No easy explanation': Scientists are debating a 70-year-old UFO mystery as new images come to light ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/extraterrestrial-life/no-easy-explanation-scientists-are-debating-a-70-year-old-ufo-mystery-as-new-images-come-to-light kexGgQippU7jUBRDQLZzHY Sat, 29 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:41:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists detect monster blast from nearby star powerful enough to rip the atmosphere off a planet ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/scientists-detect-monster-blast-from-nearby-star-powerful-enough-to-rip-the-atmosphere-off-a-planet 6PWnMFifY85N3QnBnxfNqn Wed, 12 Nov 2025 18:36:06 +0000 Thu, 13 Nov 2025 16:39:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Is it aliens? Here's why that's the least important question about 3I/ATLAS. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/extraterrestrial-life/is-it-aliens-heres-why-thats-the-least-important-question-about-3i-atlas qriNfZXTdVoJ23Gx7avGUF Mon, 10 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chinese scientists hunt for alien radio signals in 'potentially habitable' TRAPPIST-1 system ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/extraterrestrial-life/chinese-scientists-hunt-for-alien-radio-signals-in-potentially-habitable-trappist-1-system HvZxVGtAz4cyCDvBkEerWS Sun, 14 Sep 2025 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Where could alien life exist in our solar system? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/extraterrestrial-life/where-could-alien-life-exist-in-our-solar-system fodYi8odJbmqwFq5T4U2sR Sat, 13 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Camera trap in Chile detects strange lights blazing through the wilderness. Researchers are scrambling to explain them. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/extraterrestrial-life/camera-trap-in-chile-detects-strange-lights-blazing-through-the-wilderness-researchers-are-scrambling-to-explain-them KxgAkorERDuNjWE9GXXu8Y Fri, 12 Sep 2025 16:13:17 +0000 Fri, 12 Sep 2025 22:35:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Will the James Webb telescope lead us to alien life? Scientists say we're getting closer than ever. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/extraterrestrial-life/will-the-james-webb-telescope-lead-us-to-alien-life-scientists-say-were-getting-closer-than-ever 3JXcS7wAgUzjRV2gVaHViB Fri, 05 Sep 2025 17:59:16 +0000 Tue, 16 Sep 2025 14:46:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ NASA reveals the dwarf planet Ceres had a hidden 'energy source' that may have sparked alien life ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/nasa-reveals-the-dwarf-planet-ceres-had-a-hidden-energy-source-that-may-have-sparked-alien-life cFMCLLxWf3BRMeCN3D5dB8 Thu, 28 Aug 2025 14:40:57 +0000 Fri, 29 Aug 2025 15:56:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Cosmic rays could help support alien life on worlds outside the 'Goldilocks zone' ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/extraterrestrial-life/cosmic-rays-could-help-support-alien-life-on-worlds-outside-the-goldilocks-zone CENUJQrwdzVL6qGVzxKbnJ Mon, 04 Aug 2025 20:35:35 +0000 Tue, 05 Aug 2025 22:47:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists scan famous 'Earthrise' crater on mission to find alien life in our solar system ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/the-moon/iconic-apollo-earthrise-crater-just-helped-a-spaceship-get-better-at-hunting-aliens 8pRMCcAgA3VFgw8u3EsQu5 Wed, 23 Jul 2025 17:59:02 +0000 Thu, 24 Jul 2025 15:35:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Bad news for alien life? Earth-size planets may be less common than we thought ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/exoplanets/bad-news-for-alien-life-earth-size-planets-may-be-less-common-than-we-thought bSUSDZK9kCb3Q5ETJbjiXR Wed, 23 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Wed, 23 Jul 2025 22:58:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Here we go again! 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Here's the truth about exoplanet K2-18b. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/extraterrestrial-life/did-the-james-webb-telescope-really-find-evidence-of-alien-life-heres-the-truth-about-exoplanet-k2-18b soVayy5AR5s4ujGkuQMfJi Fri, 25 Apr 2025 21:27:06 +0000 Mon, 26 May 2025 13:52:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dyson spheres could really exist — but there's a catch ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/extraterrestrial-life/dyson-spheres-could-really-exist-but-theres-a-catch YxTbYrEJb5NYNLpCB3N5NW Mon, 21 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 22:29:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Life on Mars could survive — so long as you're one of these strange, hybrid lifeforms ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/mars/life-on-mars-could-survive-so-long-as-youre-one-of-these-strange-hybrid-lifeforms 7QGuZptmb9jQG7PBKjkgxN Sun, 20 Apr 2025 16:00:00 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 13:37:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ James Webb telescope could find signs of life on alien 'hycean' ocean worlds ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/exoplanets/james-webb-telescope-could-find-signs-of-life-on-alien-hycean-ocean-worlds Vicvu7sjkXGJRPKBqRsGRo Sun, 30 Mar 2025 18:00:00 +0000 Mon, 31 Mar 2025 22:52:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Extremely Large Telescope' being built in Chile could detect signs of alien life in a single night ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/exoplanets/extremely-large-telescope-being-built-in-chile-could-detect-signs-of-alien-life-in-a-single-night FoTALXpKvkUnSekmLvTTLa Mon, 24 Mar 2025 21:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intelligent aliens would need a power supply to jump-start their civilization — would they require fossil fuels? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/extraterrestrial-life/intelligent-aliens-would-need-a-power-supply-to-jumpstart-their-civilization-would-they-require-fossil-fuels YuXHpRP46hivz2RLqrsZTm Mon, 24 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0000 Mon, 24 Mar 2025 12:09:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Extraterrestrials quiz: Are you an alien expert, or has your brain been abducted? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/extraterrestrial-life/extraterrestrials-quiz-are-you-an-alien-expert-or-has-your-brain-been-abducted Vkesv9Y5yPEbguo5iGugw4 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 16:11:51 +0000 Tue, 26 Aug 2025 14:41:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ If life can exist in your stomach, it can exist on Mars. Here's what it might look like. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/extraterrestrial-life/if-life-can-exist-in-your-stomach-it-can-exist-on-mars-heres-what-it-might-look-like 7tEoFGfwGChnsHCxDxYHjg Sun, 02 Mar 2025 08:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:59:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Perhaps it's only a matter of time': Intelligent life may be much more likely than first thought, new model suggests ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/extraterrestrial-life/perhaps-its-only-a-matter-of-time-intelligent-life-may-be-much-more-likely-than-first-thought-new-model-suggests 7qTWuje5QMcDQjsU7vihxm Tue, 18 Feb 2025 14:10:59 +0000 Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:31:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ The existence of intelligent aliens is 'highly likely' — and they could await in our own galaxy ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/extraterrestrial-life/the-existence-of-intelligent-aliens-is-highly-likely-and-they-could-await-in-our-own-galaxy 9VUkHjQfW4CQyT4SHc5Wed Tue, 04 Feb 2025 16:58:28 +0000 Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:13:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Asteroid Bennu contains the 'seeds of life,' OSIRIS-REx samples reveal ]]> https://www.livescience.com/chemistry/asteroid-bennu-contains-the-seeds-of-life-osiris-rex-samples-reveal 4HY2Dedc66ajxfUDriQppE Wed, 29 Jan 2025 16:00:10 +0000 Fri, 31 Jan 2025 19:22:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ 1st supernovas may have flooded the early universe with water — making life possible just 100 million years after the Big Bang ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/cosmology/1st-supernovas-may-have-flooded-the-early-universe-with-water-making-life-possible-just-100-million-years-after-the-big-bang gTeeo2BRoRB7GQiw9B3SC6 Wed, 22 Jan 2025 16:01:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Did people report seeing UFOs before the 20th century? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/extraterrestrial-life/did-people-report-seeing-ufos-before-the-20th-century LeaWKXAo2cNWxuhmhnYeTg Thu, 16 Jan 2025 10:00:00 +0000 Thu, 16 Jan 2025 18:43:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Alien life may look nothing like life on Earth — so how should we go about looking for it? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/extraterrestrial-life/alien-life-may-look-nothing-like-life-on-earth-so-how-should-we-go-about-looking-for-it 3sPFgBVBNhTt469FPyWeT3 Sat, 14 Dec 2024 14:00:00 +0000 Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:40:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ 12 strange reasons humans haven't found alien life yet ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/extraterrestrial-life/12-strange-reasons-humans-havent-found-alien-life-yet 3jW47BcUE7BzkCXyUYVTBT Mon, 02 Dec 2024 22:36:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'It's hard not to believe he saw something': Historian Greg Eghigian on how UFOs took over the world ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/extraterrestrial-life/its-hard-not-to-believe-he-saw-something-historian-greg-eghigian-on-how-ufos-took-over-the-world fs6Dxo5ZgLazutzZci9tp6 Sat, 30 Nov 2024 14:01:00 +0000 Fri, 10 Jan 2025 15:14:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ The fastest-moving stars in the galaxy may be piloted by intelligent aliens, new paper suggests ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/extraterrestrial-life/the-fastest-moving-stars-in-the-galaxy-may-be-piloted-by-intelligent-aliens-new-paper-suggests CfcN8TphbFKptLYHhHLhST Thu, 21 Nov 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Fri, 22 Nov 2024 16:27:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ UFO whistleblowers tell Congress 'we are not alone in the cosmos' ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/extraterrestrial-life/ufo-whistleblowers-tell-congress-we-are-not-alone-in-the-cosmos Z36EgLEQLJxC9viGd8BD5Y Thu, 21 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000 Fri, 22 Nov 2024 00:26:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ It would be easier to find aliens in a parallel universe than in our own, new multiverse study claims ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/extraterrestrial-life/it-would-be-easier-to-find-aliens-in-a-parallel-universe-than-in-our-own-new-multiverse-study-claims 4Z7MjAZDrEHKSbmmYQTrvV Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:47:18 +0000 Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:47:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Does alien life need a planet to survive? 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