With new technologies come new opportunities. And that is especially true in astronomy—with every new advanced telescope, we have the potential to see (or in some cases, listen) farther and more ...

A NASA whistleblower claimed that the space agency knowingly covered up proof of alien life captured in everyday photos.

Researchers have proposed an unorthodox way to shield our planet from the constant barrage of solar storms — launching a ...

Scientists say moons around rogue planets wandering through the galaxy could remain warm enough for life thanks to tidal heating and hydrogen-rich atmospheres. These dark, starless worlds may have had ...

This video explores whether alien life would really need DNA, or whether that assumption is just a product of Earth’s own biology. By looking at RNA worlds, alternative genetic molecules like XNAs, ...

LOS ANGELES — In “Disclosure Day,” out Friday, Steven Spielberg is once again inviting audiences to ponder the existence of extraterrestrial life - and the implications it would have for religion on ...

Anthony Salvanto, Ph.D., is CBS News' executive director of elections and surveys. He oversees the CBS News Poll and all surveys across topics and heads the CBS News Decision Desk that estimates ...

In Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day, opening tomorrow, protagonists race across the globe to expose a decades-long government cover-up and reveal to the world that extraterrestrial life is real. It’s ...

We are not alone in space – and maybe not even on Earth. At least that's what the public believes. Most Americans believe intelligent life exists on other planets, and one in five think they've ...