A potentially habitable terrestrial planet has been discovered in the relatively nearby Wolf 1061 system.
Charles Bolden has commented on what would happen if NASA encountered an extraterrestrial life form.
Former police officer Alan Godfry had a close encounter with a UFO while on patrol back in November 1980.
The Indiegogo campaign aims to raise $50,000 to launch a satellite that will seek out alien visitors.
NASA's Cassini spacecraft is set to embark on its closest and most daring flyby of the moon to date.
Astronomers have been left puzzled by a star that appears to have an unexplained mass orbiting around it.
Professor Stephen Hawking has warned that hostile extraterrestrials could pose a threat to the Earth.
A new international poll has revealed that most people believe that there is alien life in the universe.
The famous Betty and Barney Hill alien abduction case will soon be making its big screen debut.
A 78-year-old in Hermitage has been fined after using spotlights and tin foil to deter extraterrestrials.
Astrobiologists have suggested that comet 67P may be home to live extraterrestrial micro-organisms.
An animal that resembles a large predatory cat has been seen stalking a quiet neighborhood in England.
Some scientists believe that life is likely to develop elsewhere in much the same way as it has on Earth.
Charles Bolden made the light-hearted remarks after being questioned by a ten-year-old on Sky News.
NASA has announced that it has reached a major new milestone in its upcoming mission to explore Europa.
A cat called Matilda has been raising eyebrows online due to her extremely unusual appearance.
Astronomer royal Martin Rees believes that we are likely to encounter machine-based extraterrestrials.
The space agency has outlined its upcoming mission to determine if Jupiter's icy moon is habitable.
A NASA balloon experiment has picked up sounds that wouldn't seem out of place in an X-Files episode.
The space agency has formed a new coalition of scientists from a wide range of different fields.