Stephen Hawking: Why encountering intelligent alien life could be the end of humanity

In this video Professor Stephen Hawking explains why we should be wary of advanced extraterrestrial races

Venus-like exoplanet could have oxygen atmosphere

New research suggests that GJ 1132b’s atmosphere has a thin wispy atmosphere baked to a temperature of around 450 degrees Fahrenheit

A team of astrobiologists descended below our planet’s surface looking for answers about life on other worlds

As we find more alien worlds, it’s possible to work out whether any other advanced life has ever existed

The SETI Institute is on the look out for deliberately-produced radio signals around the dimmest stars in the universe

Meet the NASA scientists planning to evacuate Earth and save the human race in the latest edition of All About Space – out now!

A miniaturised laboratory that analyses samples for materials associated with life is being constructed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory

The director of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute tells us what would happen if a signal were to be found

We shed new light on the mysterious dark matter in the latest issue of All About Space – out now!

We have the complete guide to surviving the Red Planet (and the technology to help) in the latest issue of All About Space – out now!

The hunt for intelligent life in the universe has just been given a brand new boost

At the Starmus astronomy festival in Tenerife, evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins tells us what we should expect alien life to look like

Here are ten amazing facts about the JWST that you might not have known.

Could worlds brimming with life orbit the dead stars known as white dwarfs? A duo of theoretical scientists think it’s possible.

Is there a procedure to announce the discovery of intelligent extraterrestrial life?