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Learn why a lichen found in the Mojave Desert has become key evidence in the search for extraterrestrial life.

The origin of life is one of the most fundamental and enduring questions of mankind and one of the three greatest Origin ...

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THE son of a NASA scientist who was convinced he found aliens on Mars is begging the space agency to search again. American engineer Gilbert Levin was convinced until he died aged 97 that he had ma… ...

Former NASA agent Joseph Gutheinz dismisses UFO sightings as alien visits, citing vast interstellar distances. He suggests ...

In this week’s episode of Space Minds David Ariosto sits down Nathalie Cabrol, Director of the Carl Sagan Center at the SETI Institute who explains why the Red Planet may hold answers about ...

A type of lichen was able to survive extreme UV radiation in the lab, suggesting that ozone protection might not be required for life on exoplanets.

Based on how many alien invasion movies there are, you'd be forgiven that there's gotta be some proof of extraterrestrial life—and that the aliens are out to get us here on Earth.

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Former NASA official Joseph Gutheinz dismisses the notion of alien visitors, urging people to focus on scientific evidence rather than speculation. He argues that vast astronomical distances and the ...