It's a big universe out there and if we have any neighbors, it might be better if they left us alone, and one pair of ...

A new study proposes a shift in the search for extraterrestrial life, moving away from individual biosignatures toward ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

We have no idea what kind of life may exist on other planets, so it’s hard to know what to look for. Proxima Kósmos imagines ...

Starlight has been the key to finding thousands of exoplanets over the past decade, but researchers have found a new way to ...

A new study proposes detecting life in space by spotting patterns across many planets instead of focusing on one at a time.

Ancient Greeks believed in alien life, as well as in gods, souls, and beings that inhabited the Moon, stars, and Heavens.

(Photo by ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images) Bzzzzzzrt! That was my phone late last night with a text from my sister. “Obama just said Aliens are Real! What do ...