For a world to maintain an atmosphere long enough for life to gain a foothold, it seems it needs to be at least as big as ...

When scientists search for life beyond Earth, Mars usually gets most of the attention. But another world may offer an even ...

New research suggests AI can be repeatedly fooled into mistaking non-life for life.

Throughout June 2026, SETI Institute scientists, affiliates, and collaborators contributed to discussions spanning ...

A rocky world orbiting within its star’s habitable zone may be surrounded by a helium-rich atmosphere, providing the ...

Some of these approaches may show promise, but new research indicates much of today’s AI is even more easily duped by false positives than their human operators. “No matter what sequence of commands ...

A new policy paper proposes a lunar biocontainment facility for extraterrestrial samples. This secure lunar laboratory would ...

Unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) have resurfaced at the centre of online discussion after a widely shared interview revisited reports of supposed 'non-human' life linked to recovered unidentified ...

According to popular media, the search for alien life involves advanced technology, space exploration and sometimes even government conspiracies and secret programs. But according to University of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tardigrades—a type of invertebrate also known as water bears—are the only animals observed to survive the intense radiation and ...

When a scientific controversy or breakthrough dominates headlines, press officers and journalists often quote a handful of expertS ...

NASA plans to launch the Habitable Worlds Observatory in the 2040s, a mission whose goal is “to image Earth-like planets ...