Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system.

Remember 3I/ATLAS? Yes, the interstellar comet that made plenty of headlines in 2025 is still romping through our solar ...

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb says interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS likely comes from the Milky Way's disc, as astronomers ...

The researchers who scan the skies for radio signals from extraterrestrials are now rethinking their approach.

A new study shows that stars with low magnetic activity are likely to support exoplanetary systems, making the hunt for these ...

Radio silence has long puzzled those searching for extraterrestrial intelligence, but the answer might lie much closer to the source of potential signals than previously thought. Conditions around ...

The first bubble of hot gas seen around another star has been spotted around the "Moth," just 117 light-years away.

Scientists might have just found Earth's icy, distant cousin a few hundred million light-years away. HD 137010 b is one of ...

Space scientists have revealed a new image of the mysterious space rock that passed through our solar system. Researchers said the picture shows the interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS, suggested to be a ...

Stellar plasma can smear alien radio signals before they escape their star system, making them harder for astronomers to detect.

Turbulent plasma near distant stars could blur ultra-narrow signals before they leave their home star systems - making them ...