RESEARCHERS had made the extraordinary discovery that Earth's bacteria can survive on an "extraterrestrial diet", fuelling theories alien life is possible. Recent years have witnessed renewed interest ...

NEW bacteria discovered living in polar ice and snow could offer new opportunities for the discovery of alien life, scientists have revealed. Microbes were observed living in icy conditions at the ...

For more than a century, popular culture has trained us to picture extraterrestrials as bug-eyed, bipedal “little green men” ...

It could open up new possibilities for those looking of habitable worlds based on what we know about living conditions on Earth – mainly the presence of water and an oxygen rich atmosphere. But ...

Living organisms have reportedly been found on the hull of the International Space Station (ISS) and they might not have originated from the Earth. Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov said that the ...

Our immune systems — along with those of other mammals — could struggle to fight off 'alien' bacteria and viruses from other planets, scientists have warned. Experts believe that microorganisms could ...

Russian cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) may have discovered the first case of alien life after allegedly finding bacteria on the hull of the space station. This bacteria was ...

The Guardian has published an article about the first case of alien bacteria dying from bird flu being recorded on Mars. Our verdict This is not a real article, and the Guardian confirmed it had never ...

The Canadarm2 (center) and solar array panel wings on the International Space Station are extended during the mission's first planned session of extravehicular activity while Space Shuttle Endeavour ...

Mysterious organisms are living on the inside – and outside – of the ISS (Picture: Getty) The International Space Station has been colonised by mysterious strains of bacteria – including some bugs ...

The dumping of goldfish in Rushmere Pond on Wimbledon and Putney Common may have spread a killer bacteria to other fish. The Environment Agency was called in to investigate when park rangers on the ...