A Scottish hacker accused of carrying out the ‘biggest military computer hack of all time’ on the US government has revealed ...

Fort Rock State Natural Area in Fort Rock, Oregon, is exactly that kind of place, where the landscape looks so otherworldly you’ll keep checking to make sure you’re still in the Pacific Northwest. You ...

New photos captured by NASA's Curiosity rover show that Mars' giant, spiderweb-like "boxwork" features are covered in tiny, never-before-seen nodules that bear a striking resemblance to arachnid ...

Gypsum is a soft, translucent sulfate mineral that allows just enough light to penetrate for photosynthetic organisms to survive inside, while also protecting them from being desiccated or exposed to ...

Why it matters: While not evidence of life, these discoveries show that ancient Mars had complex organic chemistry, ...

Aliens exist – they just haven't visited Earth, a NASA veteran has claimed. Dr Gentry Lee has worked at the US space agency since 1968, when he first got involved with the Viking mission to Mars. He ...

Astrobiologists say we could find evidence of microbial life within the next 10–20 years. What does that mean? Where are we ...

Nolan says he took on this challenge to inspire others with autism that they can achieve whatever they strive for.

Life on Earth may not have started here at all. A scientist says alien intervention is unlikely but still possible, reshaping the debate on our true origins.

Turns out evidence of alien life might well have been discovered much closer to home.

NASA's Curiosity rover found organic compounds on Mars that are often produced by living things on Earth. A new study concluded that non-biological processes alone cannot explain the presence of these ...