From Viking to Perseverance, scientists have spent decades chasing chemical hints that could point to life beyond Earth.

The original Star Trek series secretly used sounds of people kissing to create noises for one of its many alien monsters.

During comet 3I/ATLAS's closest approach to Earth, the Breakthrough Listen project attempted to search the interstellar ...

From mudstones on Mars to strange gases in exoplanet atmospheres, tentative evidence for extraterrestrial life is starting to ...

In a candid and wide-ranging Hollywood Reporter interview that he occasionally seems annoyed to be giving, perpetual King of the World James Cameron sounds surprisingly ambivalent about the future of ...

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Signs of Danger is a falling-sand-physics action-roguelite with built-in online and couch co-op multiplayer. Drop onto dangerously reactive alien planets where every pixel is physically simulated.

Mascha Schilinski poses with the Jury Prize (TIE) for "Sound of Falling” during the Palme D'Or winners photocall at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 24, 2025 in ...

For the first time, scientists have directly detected molecules in a Frisbee of gas and dust swirling around an alien gas-giant planet. “I didn’t think this was possible,” says astronomer Sierra Grant ...

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The series is set to go back into production in 2026 in London. By Rick Porter Television Business Editor Hawley has signed a new overall deal with FX and Disney Entertainment Television, which ...