The universe is vast, ancient, and mostly silent. For decades, scientists have pointed their telescopes toward distant stars, ...

To travel between solar systems, a spacecraft would need extremely sophisticated – if not impossible – technology.

“There is a silence in the night sky that has bothered me for as long as I can remember.” That line, attributed to Richard Feynman, lands because it gets at a simple, stubborn feeling. The sky looks ...

Scientists are listening in on sperm whale conversations and studying Earth's strangest microbes to prepare humanity for ...

The Kardashev Scale is one of the most widely discussed scientific frameworks for measuring the technological advancement of civilizations, from planetary energy use to controlling entire galaxies.

Humanity has spent eons looking up at the stars and wondering whether we’re alone, or if there are others like us out there in the vast unknown. Our curiosity has only increased as we have become a ...