Electrons released when cosmic rays strike water-ice can provide energy for microbes and facilitate the formation of complex ...

Recent research has uncovered a surprising twist in the search for extraterrestrial life: cosmic rays, typically seen as hazardous to life, may actually support alien life on cold, dark moons in our ...

How common are Earth-like planets in the universe? When I started working on supernova explosions, I never imagined that my ...

Cosmic rays traveling through space may provide enough energy to sustain life even in incredibly cold and dark environments, a new study suggests. Reading time 2 minutes The search for alien life is ...

Beyond better testing, we need better protection. Physical shields seem like the obvious first defense. Hydrogen-rich materials such as polyethylene and water-absorbing hydrogels can slow charged ...

ESA's advanced XMM-Newton telescope discovered a faint X-ray glow from the 3I/ATLAS comet. What is this mysterious light it ...

While the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens were butting heads and other body parts a couple of Sundays ago, they were simultaneously taking a whole different type of pounding, though they ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The first thing to know about potential alien invaders is that the U.S. Government no longer classifies them as unidentified flying objects. That sounds too scary. They are classified ...