Billions of years ago, another planet smashed into Earth. An event of this epicness could have created our Moon. It also ...

While their experiences do not tell us what an alien would eat, they do show us that leaving Earth changes the way we eat.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tardigrades—a type of invertebrate also known as water bears—are the only animals observed to survive the intense radiation and ...

Steven Spielberg's claims of alien visits to Earth spark debate among scientists, who stress the lack of credible evidence ...

The United States government’s recent release of hundreds of previously classified Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs) ...

In an astronomical first, researchers have measured the magnetic fields of 7 "hot Jupiter" planets beyond our solar system — ...

There might be many more planets that could be home to aliens than we thought, according to a new study. For years, scientists have searched for life in the "habitable" or "goldilocks" zone – where it ...

Scientists say extraterrestrial life may exist elsewhere in the universe, but vast distances, enormous energy requirements ...

Like the lead character of “Project Hail Mary,” some scientists are proposing ways that life might exist beyond a star’s “habitable zone,” often considered the gold standard of potential livability An ...

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 ...

Scientists are listening in on sperm whale conversations and studying Earth's strangest microbes to prepare humanity for first contact with extraterrestrial life.