In a significant development in the field of astronomy, a potential radio signal originating from an exoplanet has been detected. This discovery could represent a significant stride forward in our ...

From the world's oldest known human fingerprint to genetic discoveries made using 2.2 million-year-old tooth enamel, this week's science news has taught us a lot about our ancient ancestors. But we've ...

After years of work building an exquisitely sensitive instrument, University of Chicago scientists stood and watched as it flew up and out of sight into the fiercely blue Antarctic sky. Launched on ...

Anomalous radio signals detected in Antarctica by the ANITA experiment were coming upward from Earth rather than down from the sky. Researchers used digital and mathematical simulations to test ...

Pop culture is full of references to messages from outer space. Some of them were friendly attempts at communication, such as the five-note musical sequence transmitted to Earth by aliens in Close ...