Life has survived and even flourished in Earth’s most inhospitable environments. And because of this scientists are increasingly confident that watery worlds resembling Earth are the best candidates ...

ALIEN hunters have stumbled upon an undiscovered moon orbiting Neptune. The icy lump, named Hippocamp after a mythological sea beast, is just 18 miles wide, making it the smallest of Neptune’s moons.

This icy moon could be hiding extraterrestrials... NASA is planning a mission to the coldest known object in our solar system in its hunt for alien life. The legendary space agency wants to send a ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...