The Etosha Pan in northern Namibia, the largest salt flat in the country, looks otherworldly in this satellite photo.

Beta Pictoris b appears to have an aurora caused by a powerful magnetic field. If confirmed, it would be the first such field known outside our solar system.

Claims that aliens are already here are everywhere, but proving them is another matter. The strongest cases become more ...

Space is full of electromagnetic radiation like radio signals, but those signals are usually coming from stars or black holes ...

In ancient mythology, the phoenix was a miraculous bird with a cyclical pattern of life and death, perishing in flames only ...

An alien radio signal from K2-155 d? Are there any alien civilizations out there? For several decades, scientists have been searching for evidence that they exist. That effort is collectively known as ...

Scientists using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have found a unique planet in another star system that’s shaped like a lemon. The lopsided Jupiter-style planet is so bizarre that it may blur the ...

While long-fabled technologies like Smell-O-Vision are still a long way off from ever being a reality, astronomers can still technically smell stuff deep in space without actually having to get a ...

Some scientists believe the sheer number of stars, planets and potentially habitable environments in space makes ...

Planets orbiting stars beyond the solar system come in all shapes and sizes but mostly fit into a few categories: large and hot gas giants, super-Earths that are slightly larger than our planet, ...

Astronomers have identified a clue hidden in the light of certain stars that's already led them to discover seven new alien planets, with more expected to come. To be clear, these alien planets likely ...