The first private mission to deep space is gathering momentum. Russian-Israeli billionaire Yuri Milner wants to hunt for life on Saturn’s moon Enceladus. Russian-Israeli billionaire…
'Are we alone in the universe?' The question has fascinated, tantalized and even disconcerted humans for as long as we can remember. There might…
Astrobiology is now a mature science. For the first time in human history, we will no longer need to satisfy ourselves by merely speculating…
In this fascinating clip by Motherboard, we follow astrobiologist Luke McKay efforts to assess how microorganisms can survive in such extreme conditions such as hot springs.…
The idea of the existence of extraterrestrial life has probably not existed at all times, as our understanding of the universe has increased rapidly…
NASA’s Curiosity rover has found new evidence preserved in rocks on Mars that suggests the planet could have supported ancient life, as well as…
NASA astronaut Nicole Stott has yet to meet an alien, but that doesn’t mean she’s never pondered their existence. Alien life has been a…
NASA discusses new science results from NASA's Mars Curiosity rover. The media and public are invited to ask questions. Michelle Thaller, assistant director of…
ESA's (The European Space Agency) ExoMars rover is headed to the red planet in 2020, on a mission to search for signs of past…
Our nearest planetary neighbors, Venus and Mars, might possibly host human life in the future. So which of these planets is a better candidate…
Data from NASA Galileo orbiter launched a generation ago yields new evidence of plumes, eruptions of water vapor, from Jupiter's moon Europa.
This week on Tested's 'Offworld' series, they look at the science fiction film Arrival and its depiction of communication with alien life. Ariel is…
NASA’s Planetary Protection Office was created to “promote a responsible exploration of the solar system by implementing and developing efforts that protect the science,…
No one really knows what aliens look like, but we all have similar ideas about them. It’s often a creature with a big head,…
This video by Kurzgesagt explains how finding alien life on a distant planet could potentially be dangerous. If we are not the only intelligent life…
The Alpha Centauri star system is ideal to search for habitable planets by various observing techniques due to its proximity and wide range of stellar…
With future space telescopes around the corner, the search for Earth-like planets is heating up, telescopes such as the Habitable Exoplanet Imaging Mission, James Webb…
Earth-sized alien worlds are out there. Now, astronomers are figuring out how to detect life on them
Science Magazine probes Earth-sized exoplanets with a new telescope concept now being studied by NASA. The Habitable Exoplanet Imaging Mission, or HabEx, is a mission…
Founded in 1999, the Silicon Valley Astronomy Lectures are presented on selected Wednesday evenings during the school year at Foothill College, in the heart of…
What does it mean to be a habitable planet? How can we find life if it’s truly “alien” and different from life on Earth? And…