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Guest “The truth is out there” by David Middleton Phosphine gas found in Venus’ atmosphere may be ‘a possible sign of life’Astronomers detected signs of a smelly, toxic gas that microbes can make in the...

Recent research suggests that some of the Earth-size planets orbiting the star TRAPPIST-1 could carry more water than our own planet. TRAPPIST-1 is an ultra-cool red dwarf discovered in 1999, and its planets were first documented...

Researchers at the University of Alberta have discovered extremely salty subglacial lakes buried beneath 1800-2460 feet of ice in the Canadian Arctic. This extremely unusual discovery offers scientists a glimpse into how...

Researchers at the University of Alberta have discovered extremely salty subglacial lakes buried beneath 1800 feet (550 meters) and 2460 feet (750 meters) of ice in the Canadian Arctic...

Holding out hope for alien life somewhere out there? According to a recent study from Cardiff University, you may have to wait a long, long time - if phosphorus isn't present, it could be difficult for that life to exist...

Starman, the "driver" of Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster as it cruises through the cosmos, may be carrying the largest collection of terrestrial bacteria ever sent into space. “Even if they radiated the outside, the engine...

A new Periodic Table of Exoplanets guides scientists and science fans alike through over 3,700 known exoplanets, including those that may host life. To organize the thousands of worlds identified since the first exoplanet...

Scientists have discovered an Earth-like planet only 11 light years away that may support life. Named after the star around which it orbits, Ross 128b was identified by a team of researchers at the European Southern Observatory...

In a live broadcast today, NASA researchers announced the agency has uncovered the existence of key ingredients for life as we know it on Saturn’s icy moon, Enceladus...

China just completed the world's largest radio telescope. As big as "30 football fields," the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) will reportedly hunt for alien life. President Xi Jinping aims to make China...

The Chinese government is forcing some 9,000 villagers in the Guizhou province to leave their homes to make room for an enormous radio telescope that will be used to look for signs of alien...

“Is there life on Mars?” Perhaps the question is a bit dated. While the past existence of Martian life seems increasingly likely, scientists look towards Jupiter’s moon Europa as one of the solar system’s top candidates...

In the race to find a planet besides Earth that can host life, scientists have made an incredible discovery. Astronomers recently confirmed the first ever planet similar in size to Earth at distance from its own star that...

Scientists have uncovered evidence of a massive underground ocean of water on Saturn’s Enceladus moon. According to NASA, the Cassini spacecraft made gravity measurements that show the internal structure of the moon - including...

Donna LaFramboise writes to tell me: The head of the IPCC has written a novel in which the central character [Sanjay] is infatuated with pseudoscience and in which UFO enthusiast Shirley MacLaine is presented as credible...