Sure, it’s got evil extraterrestrials trying to detonate whole towns … but not even the almighty Green Lantern and his mesmerising protege can save this show from feeling a whole lot of meh ...

The hunt for intelligent life beyond Earth has quietly entered a more exacting phase, and one small, cool star has become a proving ground for how serious that search can be. TRAPPIST-1, a dim red ...

No one has looked for life on Mars for more than 30 years, ever since NASA’s Viking missions sent back inconclusive results. Genomics maverick Craig Venter wants to change that. Cracker of the human ...

Europe is quietly positioning itself to attempt one of the most audacious missions in planetary exploration: a dedicated landing on Enceladus to look directly for signs of alien biology. Instead of ...

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