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"Star Trek" is home to countless alien species, many of whom offer beloved characters. Some are not. We rank the 10 most ...

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From Viking to Perseverance, scientists have spent decades chasing chemical hints that could point to life beyond Earth.

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Spielberg has long been known for his love of alien-related material. That's why he produced the abduction-based Taken ...

The Oscar nominee comes full circle from the 'Alien' franchise in James Cameron’s newest Pandora adventure — and not just ...

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The galaxy’s most common stars may be missing a key ingredient for life: Long-lived moons. Most stars in our galaxy are small, cool M-dwarfs—the kind astronomers often look to when searching for ...

The best reason to send humans to Mars isn’t for guts or glory—or the construction of colonies to safeguard against existential Earth-bound risks. Instead it’s to answer a single, simple question: Is ...