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Some 25 million radio signals were detected, but all were eliminated by a clever computer code as terrestrial radio frequency interference. The latest hunt for alien signals in the TRAPPIST-1 ...

You can find more details on where and when to view Tsuchinshan-ATLAS for another few days in this article by Astronomy Associate Editor Michael E. Bakich. And, while you’ve got your optics out ...

We wanted to put the spotlight on the planets themselves with this article, so you'll have a much better understanding of their origins and history if you've been watching Star Wars from afar ...

Oh, and it also has a tail. Congratulations, that’s Tsuchinshan-ATLAS. Astronomy Senior Editor Alison Klesman took this photo of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS on her phone roughly 90 minutes after ...

ROCHESTER — Here’s a bright idea. Look to the west after sunset; the brightest star on the west horizon right now is Venus. If you hold your hand out at arm’s length, put your thumb at Venus ...

Researchers have developed a new method using the Allen Telescope Array to search for interplanetary radio communication in the TRAPPIST-1 star system. A new technique allows astronomers to home ...

If you see the other comet, that close, well, it's been nice knowing you. Hopefully, you'll get to see a comet and a couple of planets with your naked eyes tonight. You won't need a telescope but ...

China's space authorities pledged to begin searching for extraterrestrial life and habitable planets both within and beyond the solar system in a mid- to long-term plan released Tuesday. The China ...

Professor Andrew Coates, a physicist and Mars researcher from UCL, argues that human settlers would contaminate the planet and jeopardise the search for alien life. He claims humanity should only ...