A Harvard physicist who once accepted evolution without question says a surprising encounter with faith forced him to rethink everything he believed about how life began.

Red dwarfs make up the vast majority of stars in the galaxy. Such ubiquity means they host the majority of rocky exoplanets ...

Recent media coverage highlights the wide range of research, education, and scientific perspectives emerging from the SETI Institute community. From teacher training programs that connect educators ...

Looking for molecular evidence of life on other worlds is tricky, but a test based on the reactivity of carbon compounds ...

A remarkably hardy bacterium can survive pressures similar to those generated when asteroid impacts blast debris off Mars, a new study has found, suggesting that microbes could endure interplanetary ...

Scientists studying venomous insects made an unexpected discovery inside a simple lunchbox container — one that could help ...

Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system.

It’s very important that conflict can continue, not just on Earth, but also throughout the Solar System and future galactic locations. So I am requesting all aliens within one light parsec to come to ...

Scientists tested whether microbes can survive the shock of a planetary impact and found some may endure the violent launch into space.

Using the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher for the Northern ...

Exploring divine authority, political power, sectarian conflict, and moral leadership in a globalized, technologically advancing world.

An intriguing religious issue is raised by an odd space-age colloquy in mid-February between Barack Obama and Donald Trump. Out of the blue, political podcaster Brian Tyler Cohen asked Obama, “Are ...