Humans have been searching for signs of alien life for many years. From signals from space to potential sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) in the sky, mankind’s curiosity has sought to ...

Planets where alien life could be able to observe human activity on Earth have been identified by scientists. Astronomers from Cornell University estimate there are 29 potentially habitable planets in ...

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Scientists have spotted an ‘alien’ asteroid in our solar system, which they believe is the first object to enter our system from another. The asteroid, known as 2015 BZ509 and currently in Jupiter’s ...

Comet or asteroid heading for the Sun is only the third time an interstellar object has been spotted inside our group of planets Sarah Knapton is the Science Editor of The Telegraph and has covered ...

Scientists have just completed an extensive search for signs of alien communications technology in the Milky Way's 'solar system 2.0'. Penn State astronomers and scientists at the SETI Institute, ...

The imaginary constructions of science fiction fill us with awe at their alien vastness. Which have you explored, and what was the most overwhelming?

A cigar-shaped rock zooming through our Solar System — the first object from a foreign star system ever spotted in our midst — is cloaked in a coat of organic material, astronomers said Monday. Dubbed ...

Moon dust may be hiding signs of pulverised alien technology, scientist says - Grain-sized remnants of alien technology may ...

A leading space expert has warned that the cosmos is bustling with extra-terrestrial life at various evolutionary stages, and we should steer clear of them to prevent a real-life Star Wars scenario.