For the last decade Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb has been scanning the skies and seas for evidence of intelligent alien life.

It comes after the US president directed his administration to declassify more information on the issue ...

As for those salt clouds, the salt is not table salt or even Pink Himalayan Rock Salt, though that would go splendidly with ...

Something is absorbing light on the surfaces of Pluto and Saturn’s moon Titan, and figuring out what it is could be crucial ...

We're still in the definition phase of the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO), but it seems like every week a new research ...

The nature of space, time and the evolution of life on Earth mean it’s unlikely extraterrestrial life has visited our home planet.

Half a century after "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," the director returns to the subject of UFOs with "Disclosure Day." His science fiction films are informed by his fascination with alien encou ...

Scientists and the general public have been interested in the possibility of discovering the existence of intelligent life in outer space for decades. The new scientific estimates will likely make ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...