Latest about Extraterrestrial Life
World's 1st 'conversation' between humans and whales could help us talk to aliens someday, scientists claim
Researchers are studying humpback whale communication systems to learn how to detect and interpret extraterrestrial signals from outer space.
Scientists are searching for alien signals at frequencies never studied before
The search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) continues as scientists look to low-frequency radio waves that have long gone unexplored.
'Alien' spherules dredged from the Pacific are probably just industrial pollution, new studies suggest
Last summer, a Harvard professor claimed tiny pellets of iron came from beyond our solar system. But new analyses suggest that they likely originated much closer to home.
What's the best evidence we've found for alien life?
Don't expect an alien invasion anytime soon.
Alien life may evolve from radically different elements than human life did
Radioactive metals and even certain gases may be capable of the kinds of reactions needed to spur life, new research suggests.
Scientists created AI that could detect alien life — and they're not entirely sure how it works
The new machine-learning algorithm can distinguish between biological and nonbiological samples with 90% accuracy. Exactly how is a mystery.
No aliens in NASA's debut UFO report — but big questions remain
In the agency's first public report on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), NASA experts admit "we don't know what these UAP are."
NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission almost bit the dust — then Queen guitarist Brian May stepped in
The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will soon return to Earth. What's on board could reveal the extraterrestrial origins of life on Earth.
