“Hollywood has preconditioned us to expect one of two types of alien contact, either a hostile invasion force or a benevolent ...

There's the invasion by a warlike species, there's the highly evolved species trying to communicate with our primitive ...

Scientists suggest the first alien signal we detect could be a desperate cry for help from a fading civilization.

In 1995, a pair of scientists discovered a planet outside our solar system orbiting a solar-type star. Since that finding—which won the scientists a portion of the 2019 Nobel Prize in ...

The Fermi Paradox ponders an endlessly fascinating question: If so many worlds exist in the universe, why haven’t we detected any sign of extraterrestrial life? A possible reason, called the ...

After searching 100,000 galaxies for signs of highly advanced extraterrestrial life, a team of scientists using observations from NASA's WISE orbiting observatory has found no evidence of advanced ...

The search for extraterrestrial intelligence (ETI) has long been a topic of fascination. However, a new study available on ...

In this scenario, our first contact with aliens would be tragic. We should look for "loud shouts in the night".

The first unmistakable signal from another intelligence would rank alongside fire and writing in the story of our species, yet a growing group of researchers warns that such a moment might arrive not ...

The Drake Equation helps scientists estimate the odds of finding intelligent alien civilizations. It’s an age-old question: Do aliens exist? And what are the odds we’ll make contact? A famous ...

If you're hoping that we can avoid the attention of alien civilizations by lying low, it's a bit late now. A new study released by the Royal Astronomical Society indicates that our radar systems are ...