From Viking to Perseverance, scientists have spent decades chasing chemical hints that could point to life beyond Earth.

Renowned space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock is 'absolutely convinced' life exists beyond Earth, predicting confirmation by 2075. She highlights the universe's vastness and recent technological ...

May the faint chemical signals drifting through the atmosphere of a distant world be the long-sought message that we are not alone. Astronomers have reported seeing an unusual and strong combination ...

Scientists used the world's largest single-dish radio telescope to scan comet 3I/ATLAS for signs of extraterrestrial life, but found no artificial radio emissions.

As far as underwhelming headlines go: "No Alien Life Found on Comet" must rank very close to the top. An article with this title appeared in the Guardian on July 6 in response to a story claiming that ...

The afternoon of 7 August 1996 isn’t a time that sticks in many people’s minds. But if things had worked out differently, it might have been etched into our collective memory. At 1.15pm, US President ...