In the book version of “Project Hail Mary,” author Andy Weir, known for grounding his fiction in plausible science, describes ...

A rare visitor from another star system prompted SETI to hunt for alien technology, but the mysterious object appears to be a ...

What if consciousness isn’t limited to brains like ours? Philosophers Eric Schwitzgebel and Jeremy Pober argue that ...

Does consciousness require flesh and blood to exist?Probably not, according to Eric Schwitzgebel, a distinguished professor of philosophy at the ...

A new exoplanet model screens rocky worlds by their ability to retain atmospheres over geologic timescales, helping narrow ...

Using NASA's exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite), scientists have discovered a ...

Something is absorbing light on the surfaces of Pluto and Saturn’s moon Titan, and figuring out what it is could be crucial ...

And if aliens made of different stuff potentially possess consciousness, then why not minds made of silicon, metal, and ...

Even at this early stage in our spacefaring age, humanity has already begun sending probes that will eventually reach other ...

Our search for technosignatures – clear signs of advanced civilizations beyond Earth – takes many forms. Many are driven by the famous Drake equation, which attempts to estimate how many technological ...

Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry also came up with a lesser-known sci-fi TV series that would do much better today as a ...

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