A mysterious tripod-like object captured by NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars has sparked debate about extraterrestrial life, ...

A US startup wants autonomous AI robots to build infrastructure for a future Martian city before humans arrive. A robotic workforce could potentially manage large construction projects. Here’s how its ...

The search for extraterrestrial life has evolved from philosophy to a serious scientific and national security concern ...

Science: Nikku Madhusudhan (IoA) Claims about possible extraterrestrial life on K2-18b and Mars generated worldwide ...

A UFO researcher claims a Martian metropolis once existed on a vanished ocean's shore, sparking debate between enthusiasts and scientists over the Cydonia region's landforms and their origins.

National Geographic got an exclusive look behind the scenes at Brazil’s efforts to prep future space farmers for agriculture ...

Dark shapes pictured on the surface of Mars resembling spiders. Image credits: ESA/TGO/CaSSIS. For years, satellites around Mars kept finding mysterious, spider-like geological structures. Mars ...

Scientists propose a universal test that could detect alien life without assuming it resembles any biology found here on ...

the Mars helicopter is not close to the Curiosity rover. The helicopter, named Ingenuity, operated alongside the Perseverance ...

Mars may look like a dry, dusty world today, but billions of years ago, water interacted with its rocky surface. Now, ...

Earth’s neighbor still has secrets that science is trying to figure out, and one of them is potential signs of life.

Throughout July 2026, SETI Institute scientists, leaders, and collaborators contributed to conversations spanning the origins of life, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, Mars exploration, ...