One of Britain’s most prominent space scientists believes humanity may finally get an answer to one of its oldest questions within the next few decades. Maggie Aderin-Pocock says she is “absolutely ...

In a potential landmark discovery, scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have obtained what they call the strongest signs yet of possible life beyond our solar system, detecting in an alien ...

Kepler-452b, a super-Earth orbiting a sun-like star just 1,400 light-years away, has emerged as a prime candidate for harboring alien life. Despite high hopes and predictions that we could discover ...

Historically, many scientists and society have been fascinated by the prospect of making contact with extraterrestrial civilisations. People around the world have wished for the day we discover an ...