A new paper posits that advanced alien civilizations may communicate through subtle flashes, like fireflies do on Earth. The ...

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If nonliving materials can produce rich, organized mixtures of organic molecules, then the traditional signs we use to ...

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The deep sea also harbours some of the most intriguing and alien-like species in existence, yet for several centuries, these ...

A new study reveals that tiny fragments of Earth's atmosphere are transported to and absorbed by the moon via gusts of solar ...

The White House allocated just $18.8 billion to the space agency — a 24% decrease from the previous year's funding — in its ...

Grab-and-go missions to asteroids have provided some of the most scientifically valuable samples since the Apollo ...

In late November, Kelly (D-Ariz.) and five other Congressmen who have served in the military participated in a 90-second ...