A new study from MIT suggests that the light from a laser could spark the interest from aliens if they exist. The powerful laser would be focused through a telescope aimed toward space. The study's ...

Alien planets are far away but extreme lasers on Earth are giving scientists a way to investigate what they're like.

A new Nasa-funded laser could help scientists find alien life. Researchers built the laser to detect signs of life and for identifying materials taken from other planets. But they also had to shrink ...

The search for extraterrestrial life isn't limited to robots digging around in the giant sandbox we call Mars. In fact, scientists involved in SETI — the search for extraterrestrial intelligence — ...