President Trump directed his administration to release files on UFOs and any "alien and extraterrestrial life," an issue that has drawn decades of fascination — and spawned more than a few wild ...

On January 29, 1989, a Soviet space probe named Phobos 2 arrived in orbit around Mars. This was the last space mission launched by the Soviet Union. Its primary purpose was to study Mars' two moons, ...

Astronomers have long searched for life within a rather narrow ring around a star, the "habitable zone," where a planet should be neither too hot nor too cold for liquid water. A new study argues that ...

Technology and biology are crossing paths more closely than ever before these days, with medical implants like artificial joints and pacemakers becoming commonplace. It raises a curious question: what ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: In an investigation to find out ...

This is an edited transcript of “The Ezra Klein Show.” You can listen to the episode wherever you get your podcasts. At the beginning of the year, I always like to do a couple of episodes on things ...

The mystery of how Mars acquired its moons, Phobos and Deimos, may start to be unravelled in 2026 with the launch of a spacecraft that will eventually bring a chunk of Phobos back to Earth. “We are ...

If you're looking for some holiday nostalgia on this Christmas Eve, it likely will include a viewing of the holiday classic, It's a Wonderful Life. The 1946 heartwarmer starring Jimmy Stewart and ...

Searching for clues on Phobos and Deimos. Mars has been studied and scrutinized more than any alien world. Since 1964, some 40 expeditions have been dispatched to the Red Planet. Orbiting spacecraft ...

It seems that the saying “two truths can exist at the same time” is gaining traction in our social conversation. This is an entry point into both how I understand and am reframing ambivalence, a word ...

Our IGN First "cover story" game for December is High on Life 2, the upcoming comedy first-person shooter sequel to the 2022 original breakout hit from Squanch Games. We got our coverage warmed up ...