A civilization capable of interstellar travel may also be one that has moved beyond conquest, excess and ecological self-destruction — and it therefore may not want to talk to us.

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

Small, rocky planets can coalesce around a wide variety of stars, suggesting that Earth-like alien worlds may have formed early and often throughout our Milky Way galaxy's history, a new study reveals ...

Imagine if the nearest intelligent aliens were not across the street, not across the solar system, but on the far side of the Milky Way, some 33,000 light-years away from Earth. That’s the scenario ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For decades, humanity has scoured the cosmos for any signs that we aren't alone in the universe. But now, researchers at the SETI ...

Astronomers have discovered a unique planet in the Milky Way's Volans constellation, featuring a molten surface and sulfur-rich atmosphere. This hellish world, over 60% larger than Earth but less ...

Astronomers discovered a molten alien planet orbiting a star in the Milky Way. This planet, larger than Earth, is surrounded by a searing sulfur-rich atmosphere. It orbits a star in the constellation ...