Mars was capable of supporting microbial life in the distant past, scientists announced today (March 12).

Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech A team of scientists at Harvard University is optimistic that far away moons could be home to extraterrestrial life. Artist’s conception of two extrasolar moons orbiting a giant gaseous planet. (Credit: R. Heller, AIP) The International Business Times explains that moons orbiting other planets, also known as exomoons, “are thought to be […]

Cryptozoology in action, cats and kittens. After years of boring through the remaining Antarctic ice sheet, Russians have found something more fascinating than shoggoths. In fact, their approach is proof-positive that Melba Ketchum is pulling a fast one or she’s bumped her head one too many times. “[W]e discovered bacterial DNA that does not match […]

There has been some speculation that the newly discovered object is not a new planet, or a new star, but a UFO, and the cover story was quickly created to satisfy curious astronomers.

Israel's much touted Iron Done missile defense system has been grossly over-hyped, a team of renowned scientists have found. The Iron Dome's success rate of 84 percent, as reported by the Israeli military, may be as low as …