Now, send messages to aliens in deep space

Last Updated: Monday, June 17, 2013, 19:21

A unique new project is asking people around the world with an Internet connection to help beam messages into outer space.

Chinese farmer jailed for making fake alien

Last Updated: Friday, June 14, 2013, 22:08

A Chinese farmer, who claimed to have an alien in his freezer, has been jailed for `disrupting social order` by creating an internet frenzy.

Alien-hunting telescope `Colossus` to be ready in 5 yrs

Last Updated: Monday, June 10, 2013, 15:42

Astronomers are planning a massive 250-foot telescope that will search for extraterrestrial life by detecting the heat that alien civilisations may produce.

Alien-hunting telescope `Colossus` to be ready in

Last Updated: Monday, June 10, 2013, 15:42

Astronomers are planning a massive 250-foot telescope that will search for extraterrestrial life by detecting the heat that alien civilisations may produce.

Rocky alien planets may contain oceans

Last Updated: Sunday, March 24, 2013, 19:49

All rocky planets develop liquid-water oceans shortly after forming, suggesting that alien worlds potentially teeming with life may be common throughout the Universe, a new study has found.

Alien moons easier to photograph than planets

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 5, 2013, 21:07

Scientists looking for habitable planets to photograph could have better luck searching for moons, according to scientists.

`Habitable Zone` for alien planets redefined

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 30, 2013, 16:46

The habitable zone defines the region where a planet might be able to retain liquid water on its surface.

First `alien Earth` to be found in 2013: Scientist

Last Updated: Monday, December 31, 2012, 16:18

The first truly Earth-like alien planet is likely to be spotted next year, scientists claim, saying the epic discovery would cause humanity to reassess its place in the universe.