Jul 18, 2023 · The final story in our series considers the future of the search for life beyond Earth – and whether we might find another system to inhabit when ours meets its end billions of …

Follow space expert Timothy Ferris in the scientific search for extraterrestrial life -- a companion site to the PBS documentary Life Beyond Earth.

May 13, 2025 · Science no longer treats alien life as merely speculative. With the discovery of thousands of exoplanets, new knowledge of Earth’s extremophiles, and advanced missions to …

Jan 9, 2026 · The search for extraterrestrial life has reached new heights with recent telescope and space mission discoveries, hinting at habitable environments beyond Earth.

Aug 19, 2025 · Yet the evidence for intelligent life beyond Earth has taken several turns. In fact, the only constant has been hope: the desire that many people have to prove we are not alone.

In this article, we’ll dive into the latest efforts to find life beyond Earth, exploring what we’ve discovered so far and what might lie ahead. Could 2025—or the years beyond—finally give us …

If you can figure out how to isolate and identify life-forms that thrive in similarly extreme surroundings on Earth, you're a step ahead in searching for life elsewhere.

NASA has taken a bold step in the search for alien life beyond Earth. The space agency announced the selection of seven advanced technology partners for its next major mission, the …

Mar 24, 2025 · The search for life beyond Earth is really just getting started, but science has an encouraging early answer: there are plenty of planets in the galaxy, many with similarities to …

Jun 13, 2025 · While definitive proof remains elusive, the mounting evidence and increasingly sophisticated search methods suggest that the answer to the question “Is there life beyond …