Scientists say extraterrestrial life may exist elsewhere in the universe, but vast distances, enormous energy requirements ...

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

Scientists are stunned by HD 189733b, a blue planet 63 light-years away, resembling Earth but far more hostile. Orbiting its ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The TV series Alien:Earth has introduced a number of new creatures to the much loved, albeit terrifying, Alien franchise. But how realistic are the new aliens? That's a question that we—a trio of ...

SIGNS of an alien planet that’s about the same size as Earth have been picked by up a Nasa telescope. Scientists say it might even be within its host star’s “habitable zone”, but there’s a big problem ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet. I am a bit surprised to be writing this at all, as I ...