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A scientist rethinks life’s beginnings with a testable mechanism reshaping how we understand biology, evolution, and ourselves. Bruce Damer reveals a vision that moves from volcanic pools to humanity’s future.

Sharon Gal-Or delves into aspects of potential extraterrestrial consciousness and questions the possibilities of first contact in the age of space exploration empowered by Artificial General Intelligence.

NASA scientists found extraterrestrial amino acids in a rare carbonaceous chondrite meteorite, offering new clues about asteroids and the origins of life on Earth.

A major gift enables MIT to support a powerful new observatory and boost U.S. leadership in exploring the universe.

Using 26 cameras, "PLATO" will look for potential habitable zones that can be examined in detail, and will study their Sun-like stars

Harvard astronomer challenges comet experts to consider interstellar artifacts in scientific analysis.

Signs of both ozone and depleted carbon dioxide could be a signal of habitability and could lead to discoveries within the next few years

Scientists created a tool called LifeTracer that analyzes chemical data from space rocks and soils to classify origins without relying on specific life markers.

New data from NASA's Cassini mission strengthens the case for life on Saturn's icy moon by showing balanced energy that could keep its underground ocean stable.