Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Purple is the new green, as far as aliens are concerned, anyway. If you were asked to imagine an alien planet, it would ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

If we discover alien life, what will it look like? We have no way of knowing, but the hunt for extraterrestrial life can now include purple bacteria, according to a group of astronomers who are ...

New images of the Mars Insight Lander, which hit the surface of the red planet on November 26, show it glowing bright green. Conspiracy theorists, fans of red-arrow investigations, and those Who Want ...

What would Earth look like if it were orbiting a different star? Our very existence is shaped by the amount of light and radiation we receive from the Sun. If Earth were to orbit around a different ...

The following essay explores an oft ignored concern in extraterrestrial research — what color would an alien’s trousers be (if he/she/it were even wearing trousers)? On June 4, Peggy Kolm posted her ...