A specially trained algorithm could aid the search for biological activity both on the early Earth and on other worlds.

Since the 1950s, humanity has been searching for extraterrestrial life with increasingly sophisticated tools. But after ...

Right here on Earth are some outstanding examples of meteorite and asteroid impact craters and other visible impact ...

For decades, humanity has sought answers to one of the most profound questions in science: are we alone in the universe? The ...

Apollo samples provide evidence: Researchers analyzed Moon rocks brought back by the Apollo missions and, for the first time, ...

New images of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS suggest ice volcano eruptions as scientists study its ancient chemistry and debate ...

Combining analytical chemistry with machine learning doubled the age of ancient rocks that can be examined for signs of ...

How can star populations help astronomers re-evaluate the search for intelligent extraterrestrial life, also called technosignatures? This is what a study released on the preprint server arXiv, hopes ...

December is an exciting month for those who like to look up, with a comet, a meteor shower, and a conjunction between the ...

Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery that could rewrite the history of life on Earth. Using machine learning and ...

When a meteor flashes across the night sky, it’s more than a beautiful streak of light. It’s a delivery from deep space—an ...