For a world to maintain an atmosphere long enough for life to gain a foothold, it seems it needs to be at least as big as ...

A Durham University survey reveals 86% of astrobiologists believe alien life likely exists, despite no confirmed evidence.

Some of these approaches may show promise, but new research indicates much of today’s AI is even more easily duped by false positives than their human operators. “No matter what sequence of commands ...

Why some of the best places to find alien life could be within our Solar System.

New research suggests AI can be repeatedly fooled into mistaking non-life for life.

A new policy paper proposes a lunar biocontainment facility for extraterrestrial samples. This secure lunar laboratory would analyze samples before Earth transport. Such a system significantly reduces ...

A rocky world orbiting within its star’s habitable zone may be surrounded by a helium-rich atmosphere, providing the ...

Throughout June 2026, SETI Institute scientists, affiliates, and collaborators contributed to discussions spanning ...

Unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) have resurfaced at the centre of online discussion after a widely shared interview revisited reports of supposed 'non-human' life linked to recovered unidentified ...

When a scientific controversy or breakthrough dominates headlines, press officers and journalists often quote a handful of expertS ...

According to popular media, the search for alien life involves advanced technology, space exploration and sometimes even government conspiracies and secret programs. But according to University of ...

NASA plans to launch the Habitable Worlds Observatory in the 2040s, a mission whose goal is “to image Earth-like planets ...