For a long time, it was thought that this [technique] required telescopes in space,” says John Mather, the Nobel ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising way to study the harsh space weather around young M dwarf stars. Mysterious dips in ...

New SETI research suggests space weather like solar winds could be interfering with alien radio signals, making them harder to detect.

NASA has confirmed the detection of a colossal interstellar comet measuring up to 20 kilometers across as it speeds through ...

The comet has been on our radars since the summer of 2025, when the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) ...

Astronomers have narrowed down the cosmic search for life, identifying fewer than 50 rocky planets among thousands of known ...

The search for life isn’t limited to distant exoplanets—some of the most promising candidates may be right here in our own solar system. From underground lakes on Mars to vast oceans beneath the icy ...

Alien planets are far away but extreme lasers on Earth are giving scientists a way to investigate what they're like.

Humans have wondered for centuries whether we are alone in the universe — and a new study suggests that if alien ...

Exoplanet L98-59d, located far beyond our solar system, might not sound like someone’s dream destination. It likely has an ...

Finding life beyond our solar system goes beyond measuring an exoplanet's size, as rocky, Earth-sized worlds might not have ...

In March 2026, SETI Institute researchers contributed to a wide range of conversations about our solar system and the search ...