Postcards for aliens
Our space correspondent contemplates the latest effort to preserve humanity’s long-term legacy by sending images into space.
View ArticleExtreme Earth hunt for alien life
What might life on Mars have been like? Astrobiologist Louisa Preston thinks creatures surviving our planet's harshest conditions may provide valuable clues.
View ArticleWe’re all Martians, aren’t we?
The notion that life on Earth has extra-terrestrial origins means having to explain one major thing: how primitive life managed interplanetary travel.
View ArticleWe must be a multi-planet species
The technology to reach nearby planets is certainly possible, and one astronaut thinks we must achieve this for our long-term survival.
View ArticlePlans to set up home in space
An ambitious idea for giant orbiting homes in space is being resurrected by a think tank that predicted travelling to the Moon 30 years before it happened.
View ArticleAre we alone in the Universe?
Discovering planets outside our Solar System has raised hopes that we may one day contact alien lifeforms. But will this ever happen?
View ArticleGiger: Man who reinvented aliens
The Swiss artist and designer rewrote the rules on movie monsters, which makes Quentin Cooper wonder why we’ve always thought aliens look like humans?
View ArticleWhat is (and isn’t) sci-fi?
A recent list of top science fiction films had some strange choices and left out classics. But, says Quentin Cooper, sci-fi has always been tricky to define.
View ArticleDo religions believe in aliens?
Our picks of the week from around the web, including whether different religions believe in aliens and how Deep Blue broke Kasparov.
View ArticleWhy aliens haven't called yet
Despite decades of sending sounds and pictures into space no aliens have responded. Have we been doing it wrong? Tracey Logan investigates.
View ArticleMovie lessons on life in space
According to Hollywood hit Interstellar, we might be able to travel to distant planets via wormholes. But what else can movies tells us about life in space?
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