Alien planets are far away but extreme lasers on Earth are giving scientists a way to investigate what they're like.

The first step in the scientific method—observation—basically amounts to witnessing a phenomena and asking questions about how the hell it's happening. So it's oddly fitting that "Observation," the ...

Humans should look to planetary alignments outside of the solar system when searching for signatures of extraterrestrial communications, scientists say. The nascent search for radio transmissions from ...

Editor's note: The below contains spoilers for Alien: Earth Episode 4. When Alien: Earth was first announced as a TV series for FX and Hulu, it'd be understandable if you had your doubts. The Alien ...

Want to be a top notch candidate for hosting alien life? Then there's a few key requirements you should be aware of: Ideally, you're a large object like a moon or a planet; scientists suspect you also ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (NEXSTAR) — The fourth episode of FX’s ...

It's hard to believe that we'll be halfway through Alien: Earth by this time next week (August 26/27). Indeed, with episode four of the Alien franchise's first TV series due out on those dates – ...