There is something almost offensive about a sky so full of stars and so empty of company. That is what gives Richard ...

Physicist Richard Feynman argued that fundamental limits of physics, biology, and time make interstellar contact between civilizations effectively impossible. He cited vast distances, the speed of ...

To travel between solar systems, a spacecraft would need extremely sophisticated – if not impossible – technology.

In the following six books, each writer looks to space to skillfully explore what it means to live on Earth. Salvation and ...

Scientists are listening in on sperm whale conversations and studying Earth's strangest microbes to prepare humanity for first contact with extraterrestrial life.

Humanity has spent eons looking up at the stars and wondering whether we’re alone, or if there are others like us out there in the vast unknown. Our curiosity has only increased as we have become a ...

"There is a silence in the night sky that has bothered me for as long as I can remember." That line, attributed to Richard Feynman, lands because it gets at a simple, stubborn feeling. The sky looks ...

The universe is vast and teeming with stars – but if intelligent life exists, it may not be able to visit Earth. By Kai James / The Conversation Published May 27, 2026 8:00 AM EDT This article was ...