Why do we tend to assume that UFOs are crafts carrying alien beings rather than alien beings themselves? How the UFO ...

A planet with one side permanently roasting and the other frozen in endless darkness might still have a chance of supporting life. Researchers found that heat inside a tidally locked exoplanet could ...

Eventually, we'll launch a mission dedicated solely to studying an interstellar object. When that day comes, which one should ...

While telescopes like the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) can detect the chemical fingerprints of distant atmospheres, ...

The Pentagon's latest declassified UAP files, including eyewitness videos and historical documents, have reignited interest ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Left to Right: Steven Yeun in "Nope," the alien in Steven Spielberg's "E.T." and Scarlett Johansson in "Under the Skin" (Universal ...

Left to Right: Steven Yeun in "Nope," the alien in Steven Spielberg's "E.T." and Scarlett Johansson in "Under the Skin" (Universal Pictures / A24) It didn’t take long for stories about ...

Even at this early stage in our spacefaring age, humanity has already begun sending probes that will eventually reach other solar systems, even if that was not their original intention. Five robotic ...

This is an edition of the Books Briefing, our editors’ weekly guide to the best in books. Sign up for it here. Oliva recommended six books in which the presence of aliens prompts readers to think more ...

On May 22, 2026, the Pentagon released a second batch of previously classified photos and videos showing what appear to be unexplained flying objects. These file dumps were the culmination of a ...