Historically, many scientists and society have been fascinated by the prospect of making contact with extraterrestrial ...

The first unmistakable signal from another intelligence would rank alongside fire and writing in the story of our species, ...

SETI's 1977 "Wow!" signal from deep space was even stronger than originally thought, but its source remains a complete ...

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

In the many decades of NASA exploration, there has only been one detection that got on that scale. It was collected by the ...

SETI scientists observing a pulsar’s radio pulses over time are redefining how astronomers time pulsars and search for ...

"Considering the direction and frequency of our most common signals gives insights into where we should be looking to improve our chances of detecting alien technosignatures." When you purchase ...

One of Britain’s most prominent space scientists believes humanity may finally get an answer to one of its oldest questions ...

Today, the House Science Committee held a hearing on "Astrobiology and the Search for Life in the Universe," discussing the steps we've taken to search for life in outer space. Unfortunately, we're ...

The recent, widely covered signal that's allegedly got SETI hot and bothered is almost certainly not aliens. But that doesn't mean it's not cool. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X ...

A group of Chinese scientists is diving deep into the cosmos in search of alien radio signals from the TRAPPIST-1 star system ...

Your browser does not support the audio element. In a significant advance for astronomy, researchers from the Breakthrough Listen initiative, working in collaboration ...